The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
$19.71
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2009
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781862305274 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1862305277 |
| Author: | John Boyne |
| Publisher: | Random House Children's Books |
| Imprint: | Red Fox |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | Film Tie-in ed |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 183g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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An account of a dreadful episode, short on actual horror but packed with overtones that remain in the imagination. Plainly and sometimes archly written, it stays just ahead of its readers before delivering its killer punch in the final pages – Nick Tucker * Independent *A small wonder of a book. Bruno’s education is conducted slowly, through a series of fleeting social encounters rather than by plunging him into a nightmare landscape * Guardian *An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war seen thorugh the eyes of two young boys, it’s stirring stuff. Raw literary talent at its best. More please! * Irish Independent *Quite impossible to put down, this is the rare kind of book that doesn’t leave your head for days. Word of mouth should be strong and this has the potential to cross over to an adult audience. A unique and captivating novel, which I believe deserves huge success – Becky Stadwick * The Bookseller *Brilliantly written, superbly conceived novel, ending with words as bleakly ambiguous as any I have ever read. Boyne’s ability to lead us on with crystal clear prose so that we unthinkingly fall into the elephant trap reminds me irresistably of another Irishman - Jonathan Swift – Dennis Hamley * The School Librarian *
About The Author
John Boyne
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas won two Irish Book Awards and was shortlisted for the British Book Award. His novels are published in over 30 languages. He lives in Dublin.
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