What is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas?
{{italic title}} '''''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas''''' is a [[novel]] written by [[John Boyne]]. Bruno's father is a commandant in [[World War II]] and the family moves house to Out-With so that he can work closer to [[concentration camp]]s under the Fury's orders. After staying there for some time, Bruno makes friends with a [[Jew]]ish boy named Shmuel on the other side of the fence. They meet up on their side of the fence whenever they can. On the day where Bruno is meant to move back to Berlin, he accidentally enters a [[gas chamber]] while attempting to look for Shmuel's father and dies while holding hands with the Jewish boy. There is a [[The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (movie)|movie of the same name]] based on it on August 28, 2008. {{lit-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The}} [[Category:2004 books]] [[Category:Fiction set in the past]] [[Category:Germany]] [[Category:Irish novels]] [[Category:World War II]]