John Boyne

From a young age, Boyne was interested in major literary works such as The Count of Monte Cristo and Treasure Island. He studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and earned a master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. While studying there, he won the prestigious Curtis Brown prize for his writing. Boyne initially began his writing career as a short story writer, and his story “Entertainment Jar” was shortlisted for the Hennessy Literary Award. After publishing around 70 short stories, Boyne began to write novels, and published The Thief of Time in 2000. He continued to write novels for adults until 2004, until he wrote The Boy in the Striped Pajamas as a children’s novel in 2006. He has since published nine novels for adults and five novels for children.