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By: John Boyne
Narrated by: Michael Maloney
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Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution or the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. 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. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

 20th Century Action & Adventure Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Heartfelt Inspiring Tear-jerking
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Critic reviews

A small wonder of a book... A particular historical moment, one that cannot be told too often
The Holocaust as a subject insists on respect, precludes criticism, prefers silence.One thing is clear: this book will not go gently into any good night
An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war...Raw literary talent at its best
A book that lingers in the mind for quite some time...A subtle, calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story
Simply written and highly memorable.There are no monstrosities on the page but the true horror is all the more potent for being implicit
Stays ahead of its readers before delivering its killer-punch final pages
Full of shocking juxtapositions and leads to a horrifying denouement ... this is a deeply affecting novel.
A very human and profoundly moving introduction to one of the darkest moments in history.
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Don’t look up anything about this book before you listen as you may hit some spoilers as I did! Was a great and moving story

Wonderful

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Listened in one sitting. Poignant story based on fact. Equally relevant for children and adults.

Beautifully written and read

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Loved this book. Bruno is an adventurous little boy, who befriends a little boy on the other side of the fence. A beautiful, non judgemental friendship. Unbeknown to Bruno why his friend is there, he visits him regularly, until one day he takes his visit and exploring one step too far...

Great Book

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With this my first listen on audible, I was taken by the ability to be able to listen and become so engaged in the story, I hated to press pause or stop. I thought it would take me a while with time permitting, I listened in a few days, every opportunity in the car and at home. The story is well known and having the opportunity to visit Auschwitz, I become mesmerised but visualising being there. I certainly need to read the book and watch the film. Beautifully read with ease and completely engaged to every word. I’m just disappointed it had to end, to such a powerful end. Bruno was written with such naivety and venerability to his situation.

Such a tragic but wonderful story

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So moving and unfortunately still relevant today. Told by the innocence of childhood. In my opinion a must read.

Very thought provoking

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