John Boyne
, b. 1971
John Boyne was born in Dublin, Ireland. He studied English Literature at Trinity College in Dublin and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. He has won awards for literature for children and young adults as well as for adults. He has written 15 novels, among which the most notable for children and young adults is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (the novel won many prizes, including Irish Book Award Children’s Book of the Year, Irish Book Award People’s Choice Book of the Year, Bisto Book of the Year, Que Leer Award Best International Novel of the Year [Spain], Orange Prize Readers Group Book of the Year).
Bio prepared by Krzysztof Rybak, University of Warsaw, rybak.km@gmail.com
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