He was educated at Terenure College and studied Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia,[2] where he was the Curtis Brown prize. ]
John Boyne is the author of nine novels, as well as a number of short stories which have been published in various anthologies and broadcast on radio and television.
His novels are published in 42 languages.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which to date has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide, is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a film adaptation was released in September 2008. Boyne resides in Dublin. He is represented by the literary agent Simon Trewin at United Agents in London, United Kingdom.
His most recent novel, Noah Barleywater Runs Away, reached no.1 on the Irish Bestseller Chart in October 2010 and it is a book for young readers in particular.
His ninth novel, THE ABSOLUTIST, will be published in the UK in May 2011
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