Bücher von John Boyne

Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a deeply moving novel written by the renowned author, John Boyne. Published in 2007 by Transworld Publishers Ltd, this book has touched the hearts of many since its release. The genre of this book is difficult to pin down due to its complex themes and wide appeal. However, it can be best described as a historical and adventure novel. Set against the backdrop of the Holocaust, it tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two boys. The plot is gripping, the characters are well-developed, and the setting is described in vivid detail. This book is not just a piece of fiction, but a poignant reminder of a dark period in human history. If you're looking for a book that is both thought-provoking and engaging, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a must-read.

'An exhilarating read' Spectator'Unsettling and utterly compelling' Woman and Home'incredibly well-written' Good Housekeeping'Hypnotically clean, clear prose... powerful and memorable' Irish Times'You will hurtle through the book, because it is such a compelling story' Irish Examiner______From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn't always like this. Hers is a life founded on darkness.Did what happened to Freya as a child one fateful summer influence the adult she would become - or was she always destined to be that person? Was she born with cruelty in her heart or did something force it into being?In Fire, John Boyne takes the reader on a chilling, uncomfortable but utterly compelling psychological journey to the epicentre of the human condition, asking the age-old question: nurture - or nature?______Praise for John Boyne'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature' Colum McCann'Among the world's greatest storytellers' Donal Ryan'One of the most assured novelists of his generation' ObserverIrish Times bestseller, May 2024

When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler's wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is an engrossing work of fiction by John Boyne. Published in 2012 by Vintage Publishing, this book has captured the hearts of readers worldwide. This book falls under the genre of historical fiction and showcases Boyne's phenomenal storytelling skills. The story revolves around an unlikely friendship that transcends the boundaries of a concentration camp's fence. Boyne's masterful narrative brings to light the horrors of war from an innocent child's perspective. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a testament to Boyne's skill as a writer and is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeply moving reading experience.

Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us . Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.

There once was a boy called Jeremy GraceWho had a remarkable interest in space.He was quiet and shy, very often alone,Just him and his dog, spending time on their own.Jeremy dreams of journeying through space, but nobody believes in him . . . Nobody, that is, but Maxwell, his incredible dancing dog who encourages him to reach for the stars. The pair embark on an out-of-this-world adventure - but when they are faced with an incoming comet catastrophe, it takes bravery, daring and a little bit of dancing to save the day.Heartwarming and inspirational with a touch of magic, this read-aloud rhyming picture-book story encourages children to follow their dreams.This is the picture book debut from John Boyne, the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. The illustrations are by award-winning rising star Ashling Lindsay.

Der Autor des Weltbestsellers Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama schreibt über den Ersten Weltkrieg Als an Alfies fünftem Geburtstag der Erste Weltkrieg ausbricht, verspricht sein Vater, nicht in dem Kampf zu ziehen - und bricht sein Wort am Tag darauf. Vier harte Jahre später geht Alfie heimlich arbeiten, um seine Mutter zu unterstützen. Er ist davon überzeugt, dass er seinen Vater nie wiedersehen wird. Doch dann erfährt Alfie zufällig, dass sein Vater in einer Klinik für traumatisierte Soldaten behandelt wird. Und er beschließt, ihn nach Hause zu holen ... »Ein großartiger Antikriegsroman, der nicht nur junge Leser fesseln und berühren wird.« Wilhelmshavener Zeitung + Ausgezeichnet mit dem Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis 2015 + Bei Antolin gelistet

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Dev'jatirichnij Bruno razom iz sim'jeju perejizhdzhaje zi svogo komfortabel'nogo budinku v Berlini do novogo domu u zagadkovomu misci Get'-Zvidsi, de jogo bat'ka priznachajut' komendantom konctaboru. Vipadkovo vin znajomit'sja z jevrejs'kim hlopchikom Shmulem, malen'kim v'jaznem. Mizh nimi zarodzhujet'sja spravzhnja druzhba, jaku, odnak, rozdiljaje koljuchij drit. Do chogo mozhut' prizvesti rizni pogljadi na svit, divna logika doroslih, a takozh sila doli j bozhevillja vipadku? Pro ce i navit' bil'she rozpovidaje divovizhna knizhka «Hlopchik u smugastij pizhami».

'Utterly compelling... powerful and disturbing' Sunday Independent'Compelling... a potent portrait of a flawed young man' Daily Mail'A strong set-up, and with the masterly Boyne at the helm, the tension never lets up' Mail on Sunday'New and ambitious... packed with big ideas, moral questions and social commentary' Irish Times_____________From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.It's the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt.As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He's a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity. A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career.The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be.The new novel from John Boyne, FIRE, is available now.___________What readers are saying about Earth:'I read it in one sitting''I devoured this book''Unputdownable''Beautifully written and compelling''A short, sharp read... hard to tear your eyes away'

The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.

Die Geschichte von »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama« ist schwer zu beschreiben. Normalerweise geben wir an dieser Stelle ein paar Hinweise auf den Inhalt, aber bei diesem Buch - so glauben wir - ist es besser, wenn man vorher nicht weiß, worum es geht. Wer zu lesen beginnt, begibt sich auf eine Reise mit einem neunjährigen Jungen namens Bruno. (Und doch ist es kein Buch für Neunjährige.) Früher oder später kommt er mit Bruno an einen Zaun. Zäune wie dieser existieren auf der ganzen Welt. Preise und Auszeichnungen für »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama«: Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2008 (Jugendjury) Buch des Monats Dezember 2007 der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V., Volkach Empfehlungsliste des Katholischen Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreises 2008 Ausgezeichnet als Penguin Orange Readers' Group Book of the Year 2009 Ausgezeichnet mit dem Irish Book Award: Bestes Kinderbuch des Jahres Ausgezeichnet mit dem Listener's Choice Book of the Year: Bestes Hörbuch des Jahres (UK) Nominiert für die Carnegie Medal (UK) Nominiert für den Ottakar's Book Prize (UK) Nominiert für den Paolo Ungari Prize (Italien)

From the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and "one of the most imaginative and adventurous of the young Irish novelists working today" (Irish Independent) comes John Boyne's Next of Kin. Boyne steps into the drawing rooms and private clubs of the prewar English aristocracy to offer an unobstructed view of a social elite driven by the conflicting desires to uphold tradition and to acquire vast wealth. It is 1936, and London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. But the king is not the only member of the aristocracy with a hard decision to make. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic scion of a wealthy family, is anxiously awaiting the reading of his late uncle's will, for Owen has run up huge gambling debts and casino boss Nicholas Delfy has given him a choice: Find 50,000 pounds by Christmas or find yourself six feet under. So when Owen discovers that he has been cut out of the will in favor of his cousin Stella, he finds that even a royal crisis can provide the means for profit, and for murder. Next of Kin vividly captures the spirit of 1930s London, revealing the secrets of the upperclass, complete with gambling, murder, an art heist, and a conspiracy to unseat the new king that could change the future of the country.

John Boyne became internationally known for his acclaimed novels Crippen and the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Now, for the first time in the US comes The Thief of Time, the book that started the career of the author that the Irish Examiner calls "one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers."It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather's execution. Matthieu's life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing. At the end of the twentieth century and the ripe old age of 256 he is suddenly forced to answer an uncomfortable question: what is the worth of immortality without love?In this carefully crafted novel, The Thief of Time, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man's story of murder, love, and redemption.

An accomplished, intricately plotted novel, John Boyne's Crippen brilliantly reimagines the amazing escape attempt of one of history's most notorious killers and marks the outstanding American debut of one of Ireland's best young novelists. July 1910: A gruesome discovery has been made at 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden.Chief Inspector Walter Dew of Scotland Yard did not expect the house to be empty. Nor did he expect to find a body in the cellar. Buried under the flagstones are the remains of Cora Crippen, former music-hall singer and wife of Dr. Hawley Crippen. No one would have thought the quiet, unassuming Dr. Crippen capable of murder, yet the doctor and his mistress have disappeared from London, and now a full-scale hunt for them has begun.Across the Channel in Antwerp, the S.S. Montrose has just set off on its two-week voyage to North America. Slipping in among the first-class passengers is a Mr. John Robinson, accompanied by his teenage son, Edmund. The pair may be hoping for a quiet, private voyage, but in the close confines of a luxury ocean liner, anonymity is rare. And with others aboard looking for romance, or violence, or escape from their past in Europe, it will take more than just luck for the Robinsons to survive the voyage unnoticed.

Der neue aufwühlende Roman von Bestsellerautor John Boyne - emotional, empathisch und ehrlichAls Einzelgänger hat Sam Mühe, Freunde zu finden, und seine vielbeschäftigten Eltern geben ihm oft das Gefühl, unsichtbar zu sein. Zum Glück war sein älterer Bruder Jason immer für ihn da. Der ist nett, beliebt, supergut im Fußball, und die Mädchen stehen Schlange für ein Date. Doch eines Tages teilt Jason seiner Familie mit, dass er schon seit langem mit einem Geheimnis kämpft. Ein Geheimnis, das bald alle auseinanderzureißen droht. Seine Eltern wollen nichts davon wissen, und Sam versteht es einfach nicht. Denn was machst du, wenn dein Bruder dir sagt, er ist überhaupt nicht dein Bruder? Dass er denkt, er ist eigentlich ... deine Schwester?Das einfühlsame Panorama von Reaktionen auf das Outing einer Transperson - erzählt aus der Sicht des jüngeren Bruders»Eine Geschichte mit so viel Herz, dass die Seiten praktisch pulsieren. Ein Muss für alle Altersgruppen.«Irish Independent

Dieses Unterrichtsmodell bezieht sich auf folgende Textausgabe: John Boyne: Der Junge auf dem Berg. Aus dem Englischen von Ilse Layer. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 2019. ISBN 978-3-7335-0270-6Die den Bausteinen zugeordneten Arbeitsblätter und die Zusatzmaterialien sind als Webcodes abrufbar.

Ein brandaktuelles Buch in Zeiten des weltweiten Rechtsrucks Vom Autor des Welterfolgs »Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama« - mit »Der Junge auf dem Berg« kehrt John Boyne in das dunkelste Kapitel unserer Geschichte zurück Als Pierrot seine Eltern verliert, nimmt ihn seine Tante zu sich in den deutschen Haushalt, in dem sie Dienst tut. Aber dies ist keine gewöhnliche Zeit: Der zweite Weltkrieg steht unmittelbar bevor. Und es ist kein gewöhnliches Haus: Es ist der Berghof - Adolf Hitlers Sommerresidenz. Schnell gerät der Junge unter den direkten Einfluss des charismatischen Führers. Um ihm seine Treue zu beweisen, ist er zu allem bereit - auch zum Verrat. Eine bewegende Parabel über den Verlust der Menschlichkeit, die bis heute Gültigkeit hat. Preise und Auszeichnungen: - Die Besten 7 im September 2017 - Ausgezeichnet mit dem Lese-Hammer 2018 (Jugendjury) - Ausgezeichnet mit dem Buxtehuder Bullen 2017 - Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2018 (Jugendjury)

'Fesselnd, erschütternd und zutiefst bewegend.' The Sunday Times Odran Yates kommt 1972 als junger Mann an das ehrwürdige Clonliffe Seminary in Dublin, um Priester zu werden. Voll Hingabe widmet er sich seinen Studien, denn er kann es kaum erwarten, endlich Gutes zu tun. Als er vierzig Jahre später damit beginnt, seine bewegte Lebensgeschichte zu erzählen, findet er sich unverhofft im Zentrum eines kollabierenden Irlands wieder, dessen Vertrauen in die katholische Kirche und deren Würdenträger längst zutiefst erschüttert ist. 'Kein zeitgenössischer Schriftsteller behandelt Schuld mit so viel Tiefe und Feingefühl wie John Boyne. Dies ist sein wichtigster Roman.' John Irving

From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel.

Das Leben mit der Schuld London, 1919: Der junge Tristan Sadler steigt in einen Zug und fährt nach Norwich, um sich dort mit Marian Bancroft zu treffen, der Schwester seines toten Kame­raden Will. Er und Tristan waren Freunde, die Seite an Seite im Ersten Weltkrieg gekämpft haben, bis Will eine folgenschwere Entscheidung traf ... 'Keine Minute langweilig. Das ist kein Buch über vergangene Zeiten, sondern über ewige bürgerliche Borniertheit.' Elke Heidenreich, Die Welt 'Ein wundervolles, zu Herzen gehendes Buch.' Colm Tóibín

George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen.

Bestselling author John Boyne's A History of Loneliness tells the riveting narrative of an honorable Irish priest who finds the church collapsing around him at a pivotal moment in its history. Propelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes that he is pledging his life to "the good." Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people's faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed, and grows nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insults. At one point, he is even arrested when he takes the hand of a young boy and leads him out of a department store looking for the boy's mother. But when a family event opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within the church, and to recognize his own complicity in their propagation, within both the institution and his own family. A novel as intimate as it is universal, A History of Loneliness is about the stories we tell ourselves to make peace with our lives. It confirms Boyne as one of the most searching storytellers of his generation.

'A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft .