He wonders why the boy always wears “pajamas” (actually, of course, the striped prison uniform), thinks perhaps the numbers sewn on this garb are part of some fun game his pal is playing.

With The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, it’s hard to figure out just what the movie thinks it’s offering beyond the simple conclusion that Hitler and the Holocaust represent humankind at its worst.

That’s when Levi, a first grader at Engelhard Elementary School, explained through tears that he didn’t have pajamas for Pajama Day. Farrish Jr. closed the doors, and watched as Levi slid into ...

John Boyne, author of the Holocaust novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and its sequel "All the Broken Places." (Rich Gilligan/Courtesy of Penguin Random House) Advertisement.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne, , read by Michael Maloney. . Listening Library, $24.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-7393-3705-9 ...

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author: ‘If you want the facts of the Holocaust, don’t read a novel’ Author John Boyne appeared on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ where he spoke ...

But it’s hard not to see Pajama Boy as an expression of the Obama vision, just like his forbear Julia, the Internet cartoon from the 2012 campaign. Pajama Boy is Julia’s little brother.

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author John Boyne has swiped away criticism of his book, saying that learning the facts of the Holocaust should not be done through reading a novel. The Dublin-born ...

Still, “Striped Pajamas” has its Jewish defenders. One, the 24-year-old composer Noah Max, is behind a new opera adaptation of the book, to be titled “The Child in the Striped Pyjamas.” ...

Discussions around cultural phenomena are becoming increasingly polarised and I fear Holocaust education could go the same way. While some praise John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas for ...