Last updated: 8 march, 2010 - 13:31 GMT
John Boyne
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Set during World War II, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas tells the story of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
John Boyne and Harriett Gilbert.
John Boyne.
The audience at London's Southbank Arts Centre.
John Boyne and Harriett Gilbert at Southbank Arts Centre. The Thames can be seen in the background.
John Boyne pictured with pupils from Great Barr School in Birmingham.
John Boyne pictured with pupils from Eltham College in London.
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