There are no monstrosities on the page but the true horror is all the more potent for being implicit Ireland on Sunday A subtle, calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story The Irish Times Raw literary talent at its best Irish IndependentĪ book that lingers in the mind for quite some time. One thing is clear: this book will not go gently into any good night ObserverĪn extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war. The Holocaust as a subject insists on respect, precludes criticism, prefers silence. A particular historical moment, one that cannot be told too often Guardian 'Stays ahead of its readers before delivering its killer-punch final pages'Ī small wonder of a book. 'Simply written and highly memorable.There are no monstrosities on the page but the true horror is all the more potent for being implicit' 'A book that lingers in the mind for quite some time.A subtle, calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story' 'An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war.Raw literary talent at its best' One thing is clear: this book will not go gently into any good night' 'The Holocaust as a subject insists on respect, precludes criticism, prefers silence. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.īruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. What happens when innocence is confronted by monstrous evil? A particular historical moment, one that cannot be told too often' Guardian But why can't they ever play together? ‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.The million-copy global bestseller that captured readers across the globe. 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. And other things are probably better off left alone' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. 'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.
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