John Boyne

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John Boyne

John Boyne in Dublin, 2010
Born John Boyne
30 April 1971 (1971-04-30) (age 40)
Dublin
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Irish
Notable work(s) The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
www.johnboyne.com

John Boyne (born 30 April 1971 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist.[1]

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[edit] Biography

He was educated at Terenure College, before heading to Trinity College, Dublin, and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia,[2] where he won the Curtis Brown prize. But it was during his time at Trinity that he began to get published. To pay his way at that stage of his career, he worked at Waterstone's, typing up his drafts by night.[3]

John Boyne is the author of nine 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 42 languages. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which to date has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a film adaptation was released in September 2008. John resides in Dublin. He is represented by the literary agent Simon Trewin at United Agents in London, United Kingdom.

His most recent children's novel, Noah Barleywater Runs Away, reached no.1 on the Irish Bestseller Chart in October 2010.[4] His seventh novel for adults, The Absolutist, was published in the UK in May 2011, and was serialised on BBC Radio 4.

[edit] Bibliography

Novels
Novels For Younger Readers
Novellas

[edit] Film

A Heyday/Miramax film adaptation of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was shot in Budapest in mid-2007 and released in late 2008. The film stars Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Vera Farmiga, Rupert Friend and Sheila Hancock.

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ O Conghaile, Pól (23 October 2010). "Wild Child of a Different Stripe". Irish Examiner. http://www.examiner.ie/opinion/books/wild-child-of-a-different-stripe-134288.html. Retrieved 27 October 2010. 
  2. ^ "Interview with Children’s Author John Boyne (2006)". Sarah Webb. http://www.sarahwebb.info/childrens-books-John-Boyne.html. Retrieved 2007-02-23. 
  3. ^ Article by Joy Orpen, Sunday Independent, 3 August 2008
  4. ^ Irish Examiner 23 October 2010
  5. ^ "Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011". Sheffield City Council. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Boyne&actihttp://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries/tots-2-teens/sheffield-childrens-book-award/sheffield-childrens-bookaward-shortlist201. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 

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