The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Beskrywing

A historical fiction set during World War 11. The story of the Holocaust through the eyes of an eight-year-old German boy named Bruno.

Bruno’s father is a Nazi officer who is promoted to commandant of a concentration camp (implied to be Auschwitz). The family moves near the camp, and Bruno, feeling lonely and curious, explores the area. He eventually meets Shmuel, a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp’s fence, wearing “striped pyjamas” (prisoner clothing).

The two form a secret friendship, separated by the fence, and Bruno remains unaware of the true nature of the camp. In a tragic climax, Bruno disguises himself in striped clothing to help Shmuel search for his missing father inside the camp—leading to devastating consequences.

Teens