The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:13th Feb '14

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas cover

An international bestseller and a truly unforgettable and life-changing story.

Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.

If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno.

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.

'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'

Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence?

The grown-ups won't explain, so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas.

But why can't they ever play together?

‘A small wonder of a book’ - Guardian

An account of a dreadful episode, short on actual horror but packed with overtones that remain in the imagination. Plainly and sometimes archly written, it stays just ahead of its readers before delivering its killer punch in the final pages * Independent *
A small wonder of a book. Bruno's education is conducted slowly, through a series of fleeting social encounters rather than by plunging him into a nightmare landscape * Guardian *
An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war seen through the eyes of two young boys, it's stirring stuff. Raw literary talent at its best. More please! * Irish Independent *
Quite impossible to put down, this is the rare kind of book that doesn't leave your head for days. Word of mouth should be strong and this has the potential to cross over to an adult audience. A unique and captivating novel, which I believe deserves huge success * The Bookseller *
Overwhelmingly powerful . . . This is a story so exceptional and vivid that it cannot be erased from the mind * Carousel *
Set to become a publishing phenomenon * Irish Examiner *
A powerful and emotionally-charged piece of literature * Yorkshire Evening Post *
It's that very rare thing - a book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect * Irish Independent *

ISBN: 9781909531192

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 18mm

Weight: 192g

256 pages