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Title Variations: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (UK, Irish, and Australian spelling) / The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (US spelling)

Novel by John Boyne (Irish author), published in 2006. Film adaptation directed by Mark Herman, released in 2008. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas AKA Pyjamas -200...

Historical fiction, Holocaust drama, tragic fable. Plot Summary (Spoiler-Free for New Readers) The story is set during World War II (around 1942–1944) and follows Bruno , an eight-year-old German boy who lives a sheltered, privileged life in Berlin. His father, Ralf, is a high-ranking SS officer. When Bruno comes home from school one day, he discovers his family’s maid, Maria, packing his belongings. His father has been promoted and assigned to a new post: commandant of a concentration camp—though Bruno is only told they are moving to a place called "Out-With" (his mispronunciation of Auschwitz ). Title Variations: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas