by John Boyne · Editorial Empúries · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497872768
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«El noi del pijama de ratlles» is the historical novel by John Boyne, published by Editorial Empúries in hardback (208 pages, in Catalan).
Berlin, 1942. Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, sees his father, an elite soldier, posted to an isolated area of Poland. From his house he discovers a fence and meets Schmuel, a boy his age dressed in striped pyjamas. Their secret friendship grows as Bruno begins to sense the harsh reality of the place.
This edition belongs to the Empúries Narrativa collection, with a translation by Jordi Cussà Balaguer. First instalment of the series «The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas». The original work was published in 2006.
For young and adult readers; it is common reading in schools and book clubs for its look at friendship and innocence in 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.
