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by John Boyne · SALAMANDRA · tapa blanda · 256 pages
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En 'El niño en la cima de la montaña', John Boyne nos presenta a Pierrot, un niño de padre alemán y madre francesa cuya infancia en París se ve interrumpida por la guerra. Tras quedar huérfano, Pierrot se traslada a Baviera para vivir con su tía Beatrix, quien trabaja en el Berghof, la residencia de Adolf Hitler en los Alpes. Allí, el joven se verá inmerso en un mundo seductor y peligroso, donde la inocencia no tiene cabida. A través de los ojos de Pierrot, Boyne nos invita a reflexionar sobre la fragilidad de la juventud, la atracción del poder y la culpa, explorando temas como la amistad, el perdón y las consecuencias de nuestros actos en tiempos de guerra.

John Boyne is an Irish novelist and writer. He is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne's historical novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) received critical acclaim and was adapted into a 2008 drama film of the same name. As of 2022, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 58 languages, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. A sequel, titled All the Broken Places, was published in 2022.