Irish Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2007) Winner
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Edition 5 (2007) Winner
John Boyne
ジョン・ボイン
Jon Boyne
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-04-30 （Dublin, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, author, writer
- Active Years
- 2000-2025
- Influenced By
- John Banville
- Nominations
- Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year (shortlist for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Carnegie Medal (longlist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure College | — | Secondary school | — | — | Ireland |
| Trinity College Dublin | Faculty of Arts | English | B.A. | — | Ireland |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | M.A. | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | — | Doctor of Letters (名誉) | — | United Kingdom |
Terenure College
Secondary school
Country:
Ireland
Carmelite-run secondary school
Trinity College Dublin
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Ireland
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied under Malcolm Bradbury
University of East Anglia
Degree:
Doctor of Letters (名誉)
Year of Graduation:
2015
Country:
United Kingdom
Honorary degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
| 2025 | Prix du roman Fnac | The Elements | — | — | winner |
| 2025 | Prix Femina étranger | The Elements | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | Hennessy Literary Award Hall of Fame | — | — | Hennessy | winner |
| 2014 | Irish Book Awards Short Story of the Year | Rest Day | — | Irish Book Awards | winner |
Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year
2006
Work:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Prix du roman Fnac
2025
Work:
The Elements
Result:
winner
Prix Femina étranger
2025
Work:
The Elements
Result:
winner
Hennessy Literary Award Hall of Fame
2012
Organization:
Hennessy
Result:
winner
Irish Book Awards Short Story of the Year
2014
Work:
Rest Day
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2007) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2006 Historical fictionA story of friendship between a German boy living near a concentration camp and a Jewish boy inside it.
Holocaustinnocencefriendship
Adaptations
- [Film] The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas / Mark Herman (2008)
Translations
- Translated into over 58 languages
Bibliography
- The Thief of Time
- The Congress of Rough Riders
- Crippen
- Next of Kin
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- The House of Special Purpose
- The Absolutist
- This House Is Haunted
- A History of Loneliness
- The Heart's Invisible Furies
- A Ladder to the Sky
- A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom
- The Echo Chamber
- All the Broken Places
- Water
- Earth
- Fire
- Air
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and engaging proseSkillful blending of historical fact and fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- War and traumaLGBTQ+ experiencesFamily dynamics
Health
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Physical and sexual abuseテレニュア・カレッジ在籍時（10代）Significant emotional distress and trauma
Legacy
Internationally bestselling author known for historical novels like The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, with controversies over transgender issues.
In Popular Culture
- Involved in controversies as a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist)
Trivia
- Openly gay
- Victim of abuse at Catholic school
- Considers John Banville the world's greatest living writer