by John Boyne · Salamandra Publicacions y Edicions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498380798
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«El niño con el pijama de rayas» is the historical novel by John Boyne, published by Salamandra in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, moves with his family to a house next to a fence during the Second World War. From his innocent perspective, the novel reflects the reality of the Holocaust and the friendship that develops between Bruno and another boy on the other side.
The translation is by Gemma Rovira Ortega. The work was originally published in English as «The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas» in 2006.
The publisher recommends «El niño con el pijama de rayas» for readers aged thirteen and up, although it is not a book only for adults.
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.
