Question: Markus Zusak is best known for his historical novel written in what year?
Context: Markus Frank Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer.  He is best known for "The Book Thief" and "The Messenger" (US title, "I Am the Messenger"), two novels for young adults which have been international best-sellers.  He won the annual Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014 for his contributions to young-adult literature published in the US. Deo Langkhui (The Divine Sword) is an Assamese novel written by Dr Rita Chowdhury.  The book unveils some important aspects of then-contemporary Tiwa society and a series of their customs and traditions.  The novel is based on historical evidence of then Tiwa kingdom, but the protagonist is the royal lady Chandraprabha, queen of Pratapchandra.  The book is a detailed account of the time of then Assam.  It is full of romance, conflict, betrayal, aggression and loyalty.  The novel can be read as a fantastic story, as a historical novel, or as an epic. The Rebels is a historical novel written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975, the second in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series.  The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to narrate the story of the nascent United States of America during the time of the American Revolution.  While the novel continues the story of Philip Kent, started in "The Bastard", a large portion focuses on Judson Fletcher, a newly introduced character, as a different rebel.  In 1979, the novel was made into a television film by Operation Prime Time, "The Rebels". The Dark Frigate is a children's historical novel written by Charles Hawes.  It won the 1924 Newbery Medal.  It was the third, and final, novel written by Hawes, who died shortly before its publication. Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian teen actress.  She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in "Monsieur Lazhar", and as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel "The Book Thief" written by Markus Zusak. The Messenger is a 2002 Novel by Markus Zusak, and winner of the 2003 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award. When Dogs Cry is the third young adult fiction novel written by Australian writer Markus Zusak in the Wolfe family books.  It is a stand-alone companion novel (sequel) to his young adult fiction novels "Fighting Ruben Wolfe" and "The Underdog".  It was first published in 2001 by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty limited.  It was published in United States by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, April 2003 under the title Getting the Girl.  Both titles come from the titles of poems in the book. The Book Thief is a 2005 historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work. Sivagamiyin Sabatham (Tamil: , 'The vow of Sivagami' ) is a Tamil historical novel written by Kalki, first serialized in (Tamil magazine) during January 1944 June 1946, and published as a book in 1948.  Along with Ponniyin Selvan, this is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels ever written in Tamil.  Set in 7th-century south India against the backdrop of various historical events and figures, the novel created widespread interest in Tamil history.  Honour, love and friendship are important themes that run through the course of the novel. Ang Singsing nang Dalagang Marmol ("The Ring of the Marble Maiden"), contemporarily rendered as Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol in the Tagalog language, is a historical novel written by Filipino novelist, scholar, and labor leader Isabelo Florentino de los Reyes (also known as Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr.) before 1905.  It is one of the first historical novels written in the Philippines during the first decade of the twentieth century (1900 to 1910).  It was also one of the first novels during the period that was written using the technique of blending fact and fiction.  Through the novel, De los Reyes revealed his knowledge of the actual events during the Philippine–American War, making the subject as "integral elements" of the book.  Based on the original 1912 bookcover for the novel, "Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol" is alternatively titled Si Liwayway ng Baliwag ("Liwayway of Baliwag").
Answer: 2005