Recently I have read one of the books of John Boyne, an Irish novelist, which is titled The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. I decided to tell you about this novel for two reasons. First of all, in my point of view, it touches really embarrassing problem and, obviously, it is worth bearing this in mind. Furthermore, a Boyne's style attracts reader's attention. Why? He has this amazing capacity to tell about very serious matters in simple words.
(http://www.dailyedge.ie/boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas-voted-favourite-winner-of-bisto-book-awards-346677-Feb2012/)
Do you know John Boyne? He was born on 1971 in Dublin and published his first novel called The Thief of Time (Weidenfeld & Nicholson) in 2000. It is woth pointing out that Boyne recived Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia this year. Today I would like to present you his the most well-known book which was awarded with a large number of prizes, including Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and Qué Leer Award Best International Novel of the Year.
Taking place in Germany, the story focuses on the life of one of the German wealthies families in the 1940 s. One day, Bruno the 8-year old boy moves from Berlin to the country due to his father's responsibilities. The father works as an officer: it is really valued profession. Bruno and his sister, Gretel can't get out. But Bruno breaks the rules and, as a result, he knows Shmuel. It might appear that his new friends lives in an entirely different world: behind a barbed wire fence...
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