John Boyne is an Irish novelist and writer born in Dublin in 1971. He has written sixteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas, and one collection of short stories. Boyne is best known for his historical novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, published in 2006. The novel received critical acclaim and was adapted into a 2008 drama film. As of 2022, the book has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 58 languages, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2022, Boyne published a sequel titled All the Broken Places.