Boyne, John
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of seven novels for adults and two for children. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award, reached no.1 on the New York Times Bestseller List and was made into an award-winning Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin.
His most recent children’s novel, Noah Barleywater Runs Away, reached no.1 on the Irish Bestseller Chart in October 2010. His seventh novel for adults, The Absolutist, was published in the UK in May 2011, and was serialised on BBC Radio 4.
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06-12-2011
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A Norwich Butterfly
22-10-2011
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Re-Drafted: Noah Barleywater Runs Away
17-08-2011
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