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John Boyne

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I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by UEA.

I’ve published 12 novels for adults, a short story collection and 6 novels for younger readers, including The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas which was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide. As of 2021, it has spent 15 years in the New York Times Top 10 Bestsellers Chart.

Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

I’m also a regular book reviewer for The Irish Times.

In 2012, I was awarded the Hennessy Literary ‘Hall of Fame’ Award for my body of work. I’ve also won 3 Irish Book Awards, and many international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.

My novels are published in 54 languages.

My 13th adult novel, THE ECHO CHAMBER, which explores the negative effect of social media on society, will be published in the UK on August 5th 2021.

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John Boyne

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Books from John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Heart's Invisible Furies

Pinocchio

A Ladder to the Sky

The Absolutist

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

This House Is Haunted

A History of Loneliness

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

The House of Special Purpose

The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket

My Brother's Name Is Jessica

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War

Here I Stand

The Thief of Time

De scheepsjongen

Next of Kin

Noah Barleywater gaat ervandoor

Dubliners 100: Fifteen New Stories Inspired by the Original