The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne

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Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us...

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.

Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

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John Boyne

John Boyne was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

He has published 14 novels for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling more than 11 million copies worldwide.

Among his many international bestsellers are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

In 2012, he was awarded the Hennessy Literary ‘Hall of Fame’ Award for his body of work. He has won 3 Irish Book Awards, and many international literary awards, including the Qué Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. In 2015, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.

His 14th adult novel, ALL THE BROKEN PLACES, a sequel to THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, was published in September 2022 in the UK. US and foreign language editions to follow in late ’22/early ’23.

Published in 58 languages, John Boyne is not only the most translated Irish novelist of all time but, with THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, the author of the biggest selling novel by an Irish writer since records began.

In September 2022, after thirty years as a published writer, John announced his decision to take a breather from the world of novels for a few years to focus on other aspects of his life. He plans on returning with a new novel in 2026.