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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

ISBN 
9781909531192
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R245.00
Published 
July 2014
About the book: 

Bruno doesn't like his new house. He had to leave all his friends behind in Berlin, and there are no children to play with here - until Bruno meets Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the wire fence near Bruno's house, and who wears a strange uniform of striped pyjamas.

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About the Author
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of ten novels for adults, five for young readers and a collection of short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multiaward- winning book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John’s other novels, notably The Absolutist  and A History of Loneliness, have been widely praised and are international bestsellers.
 
In 2015, John chaired the panel for the Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious literary award. The Heart’s Invisible Furies  is his most ambitious novel yet.

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