by John Boyne · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788418833816
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«El noi del pijama de ratlles» is the contemporary novel by John Boyne, published by Editorial Empúries in paperback (208 pages, in Catalan).
In 1942, Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, moves with his family to an isolated rural area when his father, a member of the military elite, receives a new posting. From his window he sees a wire fence and meets Shmuel, a boy on the other side. Between them a friendship is born that will call innocence into question in the midst of the Second World War.
This 2023 edition belongs to the Empúries Narrativa collection and includes the translation by Jordi Cussà.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in a story of friendship and innocence during 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.
