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John Boyne
John Boyne (born 30 April 1971 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied Creative Writing at the
University of East Anglia, where he was awarded the Curtis Brown prize. But it
was during his time at Trinity that he began to get published. To pay his way at
that stage of his career, he worked at Waterstone's, typing up his drafts by
night.
John Boyne is the author of six 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 39 languages. The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas, which to date has sold more than 4 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.