John Boyne was born in 1971, in Dublin Ireland. He studied at the Trinity College in Dublin; he studied English Literature there. He also studied at the University of East Anglia in Norwich- he was awarded the Curtis Brown Prize in Creative Writing. The first book Boyne ever published was The Entertainments Jar which was a short Story. He has written many short stories, in fact 70 short stories to date. Even his first story was shortlisted for Hennessey Literary Award in Ireland.
John Boyne's major debut novel was the bestseller- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which he says to have written in only two days non-stop. "The novel itself won 2 Irish Book Awards, the Bisto Book of the Year, and was shortlisted or won a host of international awards." -(from his website- http://www.johnboyne.com/biography.html). The book was also made in a phenomenal Miramax film.
Trailer for The Boy in Striped Pajamas -http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2571484/the_boy_in_the_striped_pajamas_movie_trailer/
Good job on this. I like how you give the information in a good way (:
ReplyDeletei think that your book was extra ordinary and heart taking I personally think that the book was much better than the movie.
ReplyDelete