The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
John Boyne, 2006
A boy's friendship with a child in striped clothes tests the stories adults tell about who belongs where.
John Boyne is Irish, and he has said he wrote the novel's first draft in two and a half days.
Feels like friendship, dread and love.
A greeting repeated until it means nothing, and everything.
Heil Hitler,“ he said, which, he presumed, was another way of saying, ”Well, goodbye for now, have a pleasant afternoon. John Boyne, 2006
A boy's friendship with a child in striped clothes tests the stories adults tell about who belongs where.
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