John Boyne
Nascido: April 30, 1971 – Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
John Boyne is an Irish novelist whose work spans historical fiction, literary fiction, and young adult literature. He is best known for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Heart’s Invisible Furies. His books have reached international bestseller lists, been translated into more than 50 languages, and earned multiple Irish Book Awards.
Biografia e Jornada do Autor
Born in Dublin in 1971, John Boyne studied English literature at Trinity College Dublin before joining the University of East Anglia’s MA in creative writing in 1994, where he won the Curtis Brown Prize. ((https://www.newwriting.net/2014/10/john-boyne-joins-uea-creative-writing-programme/)) His first novel, The Thief of Time, appeared in 2000, beginning a career that would extend across adult fiction, fiction for younger readers, novellas, short stories, and later a picture book. ((https://johnboyne.com/about/)) The decisive early turning point came with The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas in 2006: the book sold more than 11 million copies, moved into film, theatre, opera, and ballet, and helped give Boyne an unusually broad international reach, with his work published in 60 languages. ((https://johnboyne.com/about/))
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"John Boyne is a master storyteller"
— Daily Express
"John Boyne made his name with The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and he's on stellar form in My Brother's Name is Jessica"
— Daily Express
"John Boyne delivers an epic full of verve, humour and heart"
— The Irish Times
"John Boyne is a maestro of historical fiction"
— John Irving
"John Boyne has plunged into the dark and troubled history of the Catholic Church in our time and come up with a novel to treasure"
— John Banville
"John Boyne's writing style is crisp, clear and unadorned"
— Irish Independent
"Everything the wonderful Irish novelist John Boyne writes is special"
— Express
"No writer today handles guilt with as much depth and sadness as John Boyne"
— John Irving
"The Irish author John Boyne does not spare his readers"
— The Independent
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