The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

by John Boyne

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Berlin, 1942 - When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far away, where there is no one to play with, and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meet the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
  • ISBN10 0385610319
  • ISBN13 9780385610315
  • Publish Date 5 January 2006
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 17 September 2014
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint David Fickling Books
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Language English