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Boy in the Striped Pajamas | 
 vergrössern | Autor: John Boyne
Urheber: John Boyne
Verleger: David Fickling Books
Kaufen Neu: EUR 4,03
Neu (18) Gebraucht (3) ab EUR 3,85
Bewertung:  8 Rezensionen
Verkaufsrang: 24
Medium: Taschenbuch
Ausgabe: Reprint
Leseniveau: Young Adult
Seiten: 240
Alter: 12 - 17 years
Versandgewicht: 0.2
Maße (innen): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0385751532
EAN: 9780385751537
ASIN: 0385751532
Publikation: Oktober 23, 2007
Verfügbarkeit: Versandfertig in 1 - 2 Werktagen
Versand: Internationaler Versand möglich
Zustand: 100% Brand New! Delivery from USA in 1-3 weeks via airmail
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John Boyne's The Boy in Striped Pyjamas will no doubt acquire many readers as a result of the subsequent film of the novel, but viewers of the latter would do themselves a favour by going back to the spare and powerfully affecting original book. Bruno is nine years old, and the Nazis’ horrific Final Solution to the a Jewish Problem’ means nothing to him. He's completely unaware of the barbarity of Germany under Hitler, and is more concerned by his move from his well-appointed house in Berlin to a far less salubrious area where he finds himself with nothing to do. Then he meets a boy called Shmuel who lives a very different life from him -- a life on the opposite side of a wire fence. And Shmuel is the eponymous boy in the striped pyjamas, as are all the other people on the other side of the fence. The friendship between the two boys begins to grow, but for Bruno it is a journey from blissful ignorance to a painful knowledge. And he will find that this learning process carries, for him, a daunting price. A legion of books have attempted to evoke the horrors of the Second World War, but in this concise and perfectly honed novel, all of the effects that John Boyne creates are allowed to make a maximum impact in a relatively understated fashion (given the enormity of the situation here). The Boy in Striped Pyjamas is also that rare thing: a novel which can affect both children and adults equally; a worthy successor, in fact, to such masterpieces as To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye -- both, of course, books, dealing (as does this one) with the loss of innocence. --Barry Forshaw
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Very powerful and emotional Oktober 30, 2008
andante (Cologne, Germany)
I was in Barcelona last month where the film based on this novel has already been released and I was quite touched by it. Very powerful and emotional and I was quite unprepared for the ending. After watching the movies I want to read the novel and this one of the few instances where I think the movie is just as powerful as the book. Usually movie adaptations leave something to be desired but not in this case. Maybe it is a good idea first to read the novel and then watch the movie. Still, the novel is very good to read and I finished it within a day or two, simply because I wanted to know the way the author ends it. It is very convincing and portrays the horrors of the holocaust out of the perspective of a very young and innocent boy. He never understand even at the end, but the reader knows better. This contrast between the knowledgeable reader and the innocent child is quite heartbreaking. Though it is marketed as a childrens book I think any adult will be captivated by this fable, too. Very recommendable.
Heartbreaking story Oktober 6, 2008
Donald Townsend (Olpe, Westfalen)
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A great story set in Nazi Germany told from the perspective of a nine year old boy. His father happens to become commander of a death camp. So the family moves to Poland to a house within sight of the camp. Uprooted from his native Berlin the boy, Bruno, is without friends and in a world he fails to comprehend. From there on the story takes its path.
To fully understand the book readers have to know about the Nazi ideology, the persecution of Jews and death camps because most of these things are not mentioned explicitly. That's of course because Bruno does not understand them. And who would tell a nine year old?
To get the most out of the book readers should definitely be older than twelve years. The language of the book is easy to read. I do recommend reading this book very much.
Pflichtlektuere September 22, 2008
Piwi (Germany)
In einfacher, aber schoener Sprache aus den Augen eines Kindes erzaehlt der Autor eine Geschichte, die dem Leser zwischen den Zeilen unglaublich eindrucksvoll das darstellt, was sonst kein Geschichtsbuch vermag. Toll geschrieben, spannend, traurig - ein durch und durch geniales Buch, das man auch gut auf Englisch lesen kann.
Absolutely Fabulous August 11, 2008
J. H. Tak-kriek
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This is an absolutely fabulous written book that should be read by all adults and children at an understanding age.
I was impressed as of page 1 and couldn't put it down. In awe at every page. Read it in one day !
Einfach, aber einfach genial! April 21, 2008
Kata (Barcelona, Spanien)
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Die kindliche Naivitaet ist in diesem Buch das herausragende Stilmittel, dass die Abscheulichkeit der KZs nur noch deutlicher aufzeigt. Bemerkenswert, vielleicht aber auch notwendig ist, dass es ein britischer Autor ist, der einen Menschen, der undenkbare Grausamkeiten zu verantworten hat, nicht als Monster beschreibt, sondern als besorgten und fuersorglichen (im Rahmen der damaligen Erziehungsmethoden) Familienvater. Der Widerspruch zwischen Normalitaet und Abscheulichkeit praegt diese Geschichte. Ein wunderbares Buch, das auch im Original leicht zu lesen ist. Absolut empfehlenswert!
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