John Boyne was born in Ireland in 30th April 1971. The winner of two Irish Book Awards, he is the author of eight novels for adults and four for younger readers, including the international best-seller The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which was made into a Miramax feature film and has sold more than six million copies worldwide. His novels are published in over forty-five languages. In 2015, Boyne was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.