by John Boyne · Círculo De Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467229479
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«El niño con el pijama de rayas» is the novel by John Boyne, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (194 pages, in Spanish).
Bruno, a young boy, moves with his family from Berlin to a house next to a wire fence. There he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence and wears striped pyjamas. Through Bruno's innocent gaze, the novel explores friendship, prejudice and the loss of innocence during the Second World War.
Edition published in 2008 with dust jacket. Translation by Gemma Rovira Ortega. First instalment of the series The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Recommended reading from age thirteen; also suitable for adults interested in historical fiction about the Second World War.
John Boyne is an Irish novelist and writer. He is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne's historical novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) received critical acclaim and was adapted into a 2008 drama film of the same name. As of 2022, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 58 languages, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. A sequel, titled All the Broken Places, was published in 2022.
