by John Boyne · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780198326762
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«The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas» is the historical fiction novel by John Boyne, published by Oxford University Press España in paperback (224 pages, in English).
In 1943, Bruno, a nine-year-old German boy, moves with his family next to a concentration camp. On the other side of a wire fence he discovers people in striped pyjamas and befriends Shmuel, a Jewish boy. That innocent and forbidden friendship brings devastating consequences.
It belongs to the Rollercoasters collection from Oxford University Press, created to improve reading in English with complete contemporary literature; recommended for young people aged 16 and over.
For young readers and students of English who want a moving read about 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.
