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John Boyne has become internationally known for his acclaimed novels Crippen and the bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Now, for the first time in the United States, comes the book that started the career of the author that the Irish Examiner calls "one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers."

It is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather's execution. Matthieu's life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his...

»Ein brillant geschriebener Roman, der einem in seiner Gnadenlosigkeit den Atem stocken lässt.« WDR2

Maurice Swift ist Schriftsteller. Er kann brillant erzählen, doch ihm fehlen die Geschichten. In Westberlin trifft er auf sein Idol, Erich Ackermann, der gerade mit einem großen Literaturpreis ausgezeichnet wurde. Ackermann verfällt dem Charme des jungen Mannes, der sich für alles, was er sagt, interessiert. Er nimmt ihn mit auf Lesereise durch Europa und erzählt ihm sein Geheimnis. Es ist diese Geschichte, für die Maurice endlich als Autor gefeiert wird. Und...

Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.

But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this...

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this.

Hers is a life founded on darkness. Did what happened to Freya as a child one fateful summer influence the adult...