The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Boyne, John

ISBN 10: 1846576520 ISBN 13: 9781846576522

Publisher: Random House Children's Books, 2006

Synopsis

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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.

About this title

About the Author

John Boyne is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart's Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky. He has won three Irish Book Awards, along with a host of other international literary prizes. His novels are published in over fifty languages.

From the Back Cover

The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to decribe. Usually we give some clues on the cover, but in this case we think it would spoil the listening. We think it is important that you start to listen without knowing what it is about.
If you do start to listen to this audiobook, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. (Though this isn't a story for nine-year-olds.) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence.
Fences like this exist all over the worls. We hope you never have to encounter such a fence.
Micheal Maloney is a highly acclaimed actor with a wealth of roles to his name. A frequent member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Michael took the lead role as Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts I & II. On television, he stars regularly in Dalziel & Pascoe and Monarch of the Glen and he's worked with Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella in the feature film Truly, Madly, Deeply and Kenneth Branagh in the feature films Henry V and Hamlet.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846576520
• ISBN 13: 9781846576522
• Binding: Audio CD