by John Boyne · Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817022538
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«Il bambino con il pigiama a righe» is the historical novel by John Boyne, published by Rizzoli in paperback (211 pages, in Italian).
Bruno, a nine-year-old boy, moves in 1942 with his family to a house near an extermination camp, of which his father is commandant. Through his innocent gaze, the novel addresses the Holocaust and the human cost of war, through the friendship Bruno strikes up with Shmuel, a Polish boy who lives on the other side of the fence.
The original work, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, was published in 2006; this Italian edition of 2008, translated by Patrizia Rossi, is part of the BUR Burextra collection.
Aimed at readers from 12 years old and adults interested in historical fiction about the Second World War.
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.
