So I thought I'd start by finding a definition of the word 'narrative':
noun
1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
It is interesting to think that human life is like a narrative in itself, we are living our own stories everyday. Some people's stories are more interesting than others, some are quite extraordinary. Some stories are invented for our amusement, to broaden our minds, to move us, but mainly to help us escape from our own dull ones.
The Book Thief is an example of one girl's extraordinary story that fascinates me. The novel by Markus Zusak is a fictional story that tells of a young girl in Nazi Germany who discovers a passion for words, book stealing and the people she meets on Himmel Street. One of the unusual things about it is the fact that it is narrated by Death.
blurb:
1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath.
Death has never been busier.
Liesel, a nine-year old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
This is one of my favourite books, it is over 500 pages long and it is full of amazing imagery that is going to be challenging to illustrate. But hopefully it will be enjoyable too!