The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Author: John Boyne

Narrator: Michael Maloney

Unabridged: 4 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2006


Synopsis

BONUS FEATURE: Conversation between the author and the editor, David Fickling.

Berlin 1942

When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance.

But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.

About The Author

John Boyne is a full-time writer living in Dublin. He was writer-in-residence at the University of East Anglia in Creative Writing and spent many years working as a bookseller. This is his first book for young readers. The author lives in Dublin, Ireland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hailey on January 25, 2018

3.5* I didn't love this, but I did appreciate the fact that it had a very powerful message (and an ending I wasn't expecting at all). My feelings were definitely changed by the fact that the author describes the story as a fable. The abstractness makes a lot more sense in that way. Definitely an unfo......more

Goodreads review by Federico on May 04, 2024

Two innocent boys, and two very different worlds, separated by a not so infallible fence. Berlin 1942, middle of WWII, beginnings of the Holocaust. Bruno is a little boy of barely nine years old, son of a very well standing german family. His life passes relatively uneventful until one day his father......more

Goodreads review by Rowan on July 18, 2022

When I saw the film version at the cinema, the entire audience remained in their seats and sobbed into tissues as the credits rolled. I’ve never experienced anything like it since. With John Boyne finally releasing a much-anticipated sequel, I figured it was about time I read this! The Boy in the Str......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on November 26, 2024

"When he closed his eyes, everything around him just felt empty and cold, as if he was in the loneliest place in the world. The middle of nowhere." *May 2021 Re-read One of the worst fictional sister characters. Gretel, you're really annoying. Exactly a Hopeless Case. Maria's character is memorable. Sh......more

Goodreads review by jessica on June 02, 2019

quick reread because, lets face it, im high-key obsessed with john boyne. this is my seventh JB book in less than a month. when i hit my tenth, someone please stage an intervention. lol. i first read this years ago, so i forgot just how innocent the perspective of this story is. which i think makes i......more


Quotes

"Certain to be one of the publishing sensations of 2006." -The Observer (U.K.)

"A memorable and moving story." -The Oxford Times (U.K.)

"A small wonder of a book." -The Guardian (U.K.)

"A book so simple, so seemingly effortless, that it's almost perfect." -The Irish Independent

"An extraordinary book." -The Irish Examiner


Awards

  • Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
  • IRA Young Adult Choices
  • Iowa Teen Book Award
  • New York State Charlotte Award
  • Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award