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John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He has won 2 Irish Book Awards, the Bisto Book of the Year Award and has been shortlisted for many international literary prizes. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Young Adult Fantasy
Novels
The Thief of Time (2000)
The Congress of Rough Riders (2001)
Crippen (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006)
Next of Kin (2006)
Mutiny on the Bounty (2008)
The House of Special Purpose (2009)
Noah Barleywater Runs Away (2010)
The Absolutist (2011)
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket (2012)
This House is Haunted (2013)
Stay Where You Are And Then Leave (2013)
A History of Loneliness (2014)
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (2015)
The Heart's Invisible Furies (2017)
A Ladder to the Sky (2018)
My Brother's Name is Jessica (2019)
The Congress of Rough Riders (2001)
Crippen (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006)
Next of Kin (2006)
Mutiny on the Bounty (2008)
The House of Special Purpose (2009)
Noah Barleywater Runs Away (2010)
The Absolutist (2011)
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket (2012)
This House is Haunted (2013)
Stay Where You Are And Then Leave (2013)
A History of Loneliness (2014)
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (2015)
The Heart's Invisible Furies (2017)
A Ladder to the Sky (2018)
My Brother's Name is Jessica (2019)
Omnibus
Collections
From the Republic of Conscience (2009) (with Maeve Binchy, John Connolly, Roddy Doyle, Seamus Heaney, Jennifer Johnston, Neil Jordan, Colum McCann, Frank McCourt and Colm Tóibín)
The Great War (2015) (with David Almond, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée De Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A L Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone and Sheena Wilkinson)
Beneath the Earth (2015)
The Great War (2015) (with David Almond, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée De Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A L Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone and Sheena Wilkinson)
Beneath the Earth (2015)
Series contributed to
John Boyne recommends
Tenderwire (2006)
Claire Kilroy
"A beautifully written story of a young musician ... Kilroy is easily one of the best young writers around."
Mac Slater Hunts the Cool (2008)
(Mac Slater Coolhunter, book 1)
Tristan Bancks
"Where were the books like this when I was a kid?"
The Very Thought of You (2009)
Rosie Alison
"Without question one of the best debuts I've read in recent years."
The Golden Mean (2009)
Annabel Lyon
"Extraordinary... Fascinating... Brings the ancient world back to life with a splendour I haven't seen since I, Claudius. A triumph."
Room (2010)
Emma Donoghue
"Room is one of the most profoundly affecting books I've read in a long time. I read the book over two days, desperate to know how their story would end."
The Violin of Auschwitz (2010)
Maria Angels Anglada
"Anglada writes with elegance and subtlety, the brevity of the story only adding to its emotional power."
Holding (2016)
Graham Norton
"One of the more authentic debuts I've read in recent years... A fine novel."
Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling (2017)
(Aisling, book 1)
Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght
"I've spent the last forty-eight hours laughing my head off at this novel . . . but it's not just comic, there's a real heart to it and it's often very moving."
The Travelling Cat Chronicles (2017)
Hiro Arikawa
"Arikawa has a lightness of touch that elevates her story to a tale about loyalty and friendship ... while speaking to our basic human need for companionship."
Travelling in a Strange Land (2018)
David Park
"A writer's writer. Park is to be commended for his great skill with language and emotion."
Dear Mrs. Bird (2018)
AJ Pearce
"A joy from start to finish. Dear Mrs. Bird is as funny as it is heartwarming."
Last Stories (2018)
William Trevor
"Writers often get asked which authors they return to again and again, their comfort books if you will, the ones that make them remember why fiction matters. William Trevor, I have answered on countless occasions. His stories. Any of them."
Meet Me At the Museum (2018)
Anne Youngson
"Tender, wise, and moving, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to cherish."
Roar (2018)
Cecelia Ahern
"These provocative and witty stories prove it’s time to recognise Cecelia Ahern as one of our finest writers."
When All Is Said (2019)
Anne Griffin
"An extraordinary novel, a poetic writer, and a story that moved me to tears."
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