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John Boyne (born April 30, 1971) is an Irish novelist.
He read English at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia[1], where he was awarded the Curtis Brown prize. He is the author of six novels, as well as a number of short stories which have been published in various anthologies and broadcast on radio and television. His novels are published in 35 languages. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a New York Times Bestseller and a film adaptation shot during 2007 for a 2008 release. Boyne resides in Dublin.
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Novels
- 2000: The Thief of Time
- 2001: The Congress of Rough Riders
- 2004: Crippen
- 2006: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
- 2006: Next of Kin
- 2008: Mutiny On The Bounty
Novellas
A Heyday/Miramax film adaptation of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was shot in Budapest in mid-2007 and will be released during 2008. The film stars David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend and Sheila Hancock
[edit] Awards
- 1993: Shortlist - Hennessy Literary Award
- 1995: Winner - The Curtis Brown award
- 2000: Longlist - The Irish Times Literature Award
- 2004: Shortlist - Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award
- 2006: Shortlist - British Book Award, the Border's New Voices Award, the Ottakar's Children's Book Prize, the Paolo Ungari Literary Award (Italy)
- 2007: Longlist - The Carnegie Medal
- 2007: Shortlist - Irish Novel of the Year Award, the Leeds Book Award, the North-East Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Sheffield Book Award, the Lancashire Book Award, Prix Farniente (Belgium), Flemish Young Readers Award, Independent Booksellers Book of the Year
- 2007: Winner - Irish Book Awards: People's Choice Book of the Year, Irish Book Award Children's Book of the Year; Bisto Children's Book of the Year
- 2008: Nominated - the International IMPAC Literary Award
- 2008: Shortlist - Deutschen Jugend Literatur Preis (Germany)
- 2008: Winner - The Que Leer Award for Best International Novel of the Year (in translation) (Spain)
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with Children’s Author John Boyne (2006). Sarah Webb. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
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