Read all Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Shmuel : I wish you'd remembered the chocolate. Bruno : Yes, I'm sorry. I know! Perhaps you can come and have supper with us sometime. Shmuel : I can't, can I? Because of this. Bruno : But that's to stop the animals getting out, isn't it? Shmuel : Animals? No, it's to stop people getting out. Bruno : Are you not allowed out? What have you done? Sign In. Original title: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Play trailer Drama History War. Director Mark Herman. John Boyne novel Mark Herman written for the screen by. Top credits Director Mark Herman. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Pavel is an elderly Jewish man imprisoned in the camp. He peels vegetables in preparation for the evening meal during the day and serves the family dinner in the evening.
Adolf Hitler. Bruno met the Fury only once, when the Fury came to the house in Berlin for dinner and spoke to Father about taking command of Out-With Auschwitz Camp. Whereas the Fury struck Bruno as rude and short-tempered, he found Eva gentle and kind.
Bruno loves her and misses her intensely after his family moves to Out-With Auschwitz. Grandmother used to be a touring singer, and Bruno has fond memories of acting with her and Gretel in the special plays she wrote for them every Christmas and on birthdays.
He spent his entire life running a restaurant in central Berlin. Maria has long served as the family maid. Father also gave Maria a job when she was on the brink of poverty. Herr Liszt comes to Out-With Auschwitz Camp every day to serve as a tutor for Bruno and Gretel, who otherwise have no access to school. One day Bruno is out exploring the bleak surroundings of his new home and befriends a boy of his own age: Shmuel, who lives on the other side of a fence which surrounds a large camp in the grounds.
Shmuel and the other inmates of the camp are all under-nourished and wear a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno is not sure why they are there or why he is forbidden to mix with them but the boys friendship grows. Their friendship sustains them both but ultimately ends in tragedy when Bruno crawls underneath the fence to help Shmuel search for his missing father. Suitable for readers older than the book's nine-year-old protagonist, the story serves as a compelling and shocking symbol of the futility and horror of the holocaust.
John Boyne was born in Ireland in and is the author of six novels for adults. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin. Read an interview with John Boyne. Older children and teenagers will enjoy these compelling stories set in times past - from exciting adventures to thought-provoking tales of troubled times.
Your star rating is required. This was a really good book to read and it made me feel like i was a part of the story and actually made me enjoy reading and if there is anymore books like this then it would catch my attention easily. I read this book for geography and I am supposed to write a book review on how it is related to trade and interconnections but I don't know how it relates.
Good book though, a bit sad at the end. I read this book in two nights. I loved every single part of it except from the end because it was so sad : After reading this book, I have really got into reading more books because before I didn't. Good Book, thumbs up. This is a very good book! I had read this in English and the whole class gave a good review! At first I thought that Gretal was mean and all bossy!
When I read the rest of the book I thought that she turned into an interesting person! Personally I recommend people to read this book. I have seen the film and read part of the book, it is a incredible story that pulls at your emotions!
Adult Written by IamAlice June 3, Amazing read for kids I am writing from the point of view of having read this book when I was 11 and having loved it and found it so moving that I have never forgotten it. And when my own child is 11 I will read it to him. It is such an incredibly important read. I have long since forgotten the details of the book but never the messages and I like to think that, because of that book and others I read around the same time like Anne Frank and Summer of my German Soldier that I am a better person for it - that I can think for myself and am a more compassionate and well rounded person than I would otherwise have been.
I loved it as a child. Adult Written by Buddyfam August 20, Great book, but content might be a little too heavy for younger readers. It is an amazing book to learn about the holocaust, but younger readers may have a hard time understanding it.
Parent of a 10 and year-old Written by BibliophileMadness June 17, Good story to learn about This is an emotional story about the horrors of the Holocaust. While this is a good story, it is a rather easy read and pretty slow, getting to the largest plot point pretty late in the book. Very good, but will be felt more only when older My son's teacher suggested this for my 5th grade son, who is very interested in WWII.
The book is very good, but I will not be sharing it with my son at this age,. My son is aware of the Holocaust; however, this story would be challenging for an elementary-age student, and even many middle-school students. The narrator is a 9-year-old boy who describes the events around him through a very naive perspective; to an adult , the narrator's naivete is very poignant, but to a student, while he might generally understand the events of the holocaust, he would likely miss the poignancy that the author conveys.
Much of the horror of the holocaust is implied, and would not necessarily be caught by a young reader. A reader would get much more of the story's emotional impact with more maturity.
More importantly, the ending is very disturbing, and not something I think young readers may be ready for. Even if it does not traumatize a young reader, I do think much of the thoughtful and emotional impact would be lost due to maturity level, which would be a shame.
As a parent, I found much to ponder in this story: the complicity of the German people; the coping mechanisms of the mother; the complexity of the father as a caring parent but brutal officer; the trade-offs of ambition; the acceptance of the casual brutality of the young officer; the pain of losing a child juxtaposed with mass murder.
If your student wants to read this or is assigned , I recommend reading it first or with your child. Adult Written by DaisyThorn February 10, Emotional ride guaranteed! I read this book back in 8th grade and never had I ever been so emotionally touched by a book before. A very educational novel that depicts the true evil of humanity - All told through the innocent eyes of a little boy. Highly recommended!
Parent of a year-old Written by oc April 19, The story is wonderfully awesome as i m feeling to cry! I ve read it right now.! And for all the readers i personally feel that you must watch the movie.. Thank u.
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