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John Boyne

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Born

in Dublin, Ireland

Website

http://www.johnboyne.com/

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Children's

Member Since

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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 14 novels for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas 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.

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’v ...more

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New Twitter Account

Hi Everyone,
I haven't been using my Goodreads account much but I intend to start using it more from now on.

But I've also set up a new Twitter account that will give news about my new books, festival appearances, and lots of my book recommendations, so if you'd like to follow me, and encourage your book-ish friends to follow me, the account is:

@JohnBoyneBooks

Looking forward to seeing you there and Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,629,001 ratings · 110,987 reviews · 89 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 958,963 ratings — published 2006 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart's Invisible Furies 4.51 avg rating — 208,530 ratings — published 2017 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Broken Places 4.49 avg rating — 95,597 ratings — published 2022 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Ladder to the Sky 4.20 avg rating — 41,247 ratings — published 2018 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water 4.30 avg rating — 26,367 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy at the Top of the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 26,150 ratings — published 2015 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Absolutist 4.11 avg rating — 23,330 ratings — published 2011 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Loneliness 4.28 avg rating — 19,386 ratings — published 2014 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth 4.29 avg rating — 18,357 ratings — published 2024 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of Special Purpose 4.19 avg rating — 16,493 ratings — published 2009 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There's things that happen in a person's life that are so scorched in the memory and burned into the heart that there's no forgetting them.”
― John Boyne

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“Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier.”
― John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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“...Despite the mayhem that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Shmuel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded him to let go.”
― John Boyne , The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

tags: death, friendship, holocaust, inspirational, life, love, tear-jerker, wwii-fiction

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Polls

Time for another author poll - who would you like to read in April? Pick your favorite of this bunch.

Poll ends on March 20th - Thanks

John Boyne

13 votes, 30.2%

Riley Sager

9 votes, 20.9%

Lisa Unger

9 votes, 20.9%

Richard Wagamese

6 votes, 14.0%

Taylor Brown

5 votes, 11.6%

C J Tudor

1 vote, 2.3%

43 total votes

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