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John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of 16 novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne's novels are published in over 50 languages.
John Boyne is a critically acclaimed and bestselling writer of novels for adults and younger readers. He is known for his modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Heart's Invisible Furies, and his upcoming novella sequence, The Elements.
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This is, without a doubt, Boyne’s best-known and commonly read novel. The story of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas‘ follows a young boy, Bruno, who, along with his sister Gretel, and his mother and father, moves to a home outside of Auschwitz.
- All the Broken Places. ‘All the Broken Places‘ by John Boyne focuses on Gretel Fernsby, a ninety-one-year-old woman who has lived in the same block of London for decades.
- The Heart’s Invisible Furies. ‘The Heart’s Invisible Furies‘ is a more recent novel published in 2017 that follows the life and troubles of an adopted boy Cyril Avery.
- The Absolutist. ‘The Absolutist‘ is a deeply sad novel that follows Tristan Sadler, a twenty-one-year-old who travels to meet a fellow soldier’s sister in 1919.
Jun 29, 2024 · John Boyne is an Irish author known for his novels, particularly The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006), a story that takes place during the Holocaust and follows the friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy who is a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide. Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
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A novel by John Boyne about a boy who befriends a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. The book won several awards and was adapted into a film and a play.
John Boyne, an Irish Novelist, has written 14 novels for adults, 6 for younger readers and a collection of short stories.
