John Boyne
Irish novelist whose The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is one of the best-selling Irish novels of all time. His work spans historical fiction, contemporary drama, and controversy. He is one of Ireland's most commercially successful literary authors.
Works
- The Boy in the Striped PyjamasA boy at a concentration camp through his innocent, unknowing perspective
- A History of LonelinessPriests confront abuse and institutional betrayal in contemporary Irish Catholic church
- The Heart's Invisible FuriesA gay man's life from birth in 1945 spans love, loss, family, and identity
- The AbsolutistTwo soldiers in World War I form a complex bond amid love, loss, and history
- A Ladder to the SkyA charismatic man's rise through families destroys lives with manipulation and seduction
- The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby BrocketA boy on the run finds unexpected family and home among eccentric strangers
- Stay Where You Are and Then LeaveA young soldier's WWI experience told in fragmented, lyrical prose about a boy's final months before war