the boy in the striped pyjamas

take me home

4th novel the boy in the striped pyjamas published originally in the uk in january 2006

Australia  Basque  UK  Brazil  Catalan  Catalan  Denmark  France  France  Galicia

Germany  Greece  Holland  Holland  Indonesia  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Large Print  Norway

Poland  Educational Edition UK  Slovakia  Slovenia  Spain  Sweden  Turkey  UK  UK  USA

USA  Korea  Norway Special HB 2008  Hungary Hb 2007  Portugal Pb 2007  Czech 2008     

German Audio  Norway Audio  Sweden Audio  UK Audio  UK Audio  USA Audio

story

If you start to read this book, sooner or later you will arrive at a fence.

Fences like this exist all over the world.

We hope you never have to encounter such a fence.

editions

UK Editions:

USA Editions:

Australia Editions:

  • Random House, Hardback, Jan 2006, ISBN 9780385609401, 224 pp, $29.95 AUS

  • Red Fox, Paperback, Oct 2006, ISBN 9781862302952, 224 pp, $23.95 AUS

  • Red Fox, Paperback, Apr 2007, ISBN 9780099487821, 224 pp, $23.95 AUS

  • Random House, 4 x Audio CDs, Apr 2007, ISBN 9781846570766, 270 mins, $39.95 AUS

Basque Edition:

  • Alberdania, Hardback, Oct 2007, ISBN 9788496643772, 224 pp, 14 euro   "Pijama Marradunaz Jantzitako Mutikoa"

Brazil Edition:

  • Companhia das Letras, Hardback, Oct 2007, ISBN 9788535911121, 192 pp, $24.95   "O Menino do Pijama Listrada"

Canada Editions:

  • Random House, Hardback, Sep 2006, ISBN 9780385751063, 224 pp, $21.00

  • Random House, Library Binding, Sep 2006, ISBN 9780385751070, 224 pp, $23.99

  • Random House, Paperback, Oct 2007, ISBN 9780385751537, 224 pp, $10.99

Catalan Edition:

  • Editorial Empuries, Feb 2007, ISBN 9788497872232, 208 pp, 16.00 euro   "El Noi Del Pijama De Rattles"

  • Editorial Empuries, Nov 2007, ISBN 9788497872768, 208 pp, 18.00 euro   "El Noi Del Pijama De Rattles"

China Edition: (Complex Characters)

  • Crown, May 2008

China Edition: (Simplified Characters)

  • Shaanxi Normal University Press, Sep 2007, ISBN 9787561340141, 204 pp,  "穿条纹衣服的男孩"

Czech Edition:

  • BB Art, June 2008, ISBN 9788073812652, 176 pp, "Chlapec v Pruvhovaném Pyžamu"

Denmark Edition:

  • Sesam / Aschehoug, Hardback, Sep 2006, ISBN 8711226749, 192 pp, 269 kroner   "Drengen I Den Stribede Pyjamas"

Finland Edition:

  • Bazar, Sep 2008

France Edition:

  • Gallimard, Paperback, Oct 2006, ISBN 207057069X, 210 pp, 5.50 euro   "Le Garçon en Pyjama Rayé"

  • Gallimard, Pocket, Aug 2007, ISBN 9782070612987, 202 pp, 5.69 euro   "Le Garçon en Pyjama Rayé"

Galician Edition:

  • Faktoria k de Libros, Dec 2007, ISBN 9788496957206, 190 pp, 12.50 euro "O Neno do Pixama A Raias"

Germany Edition:

  • Fischer Verlage, Hardback, Jul 2007, ISBN 9783596852284, 272 pp, 13.90 euro   "Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama"

  • Argon Hörbuch, 4 x Audio CDs, Jul 2007, ISBN 9783866103634, 280 mins, 19.95 euro   "Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama"

  • Bertelsmann, Hardback Book Club Edition, Mar 2008   "Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama"

  • Fischer Verlage, Paperback, Apr 2008   "Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama"

  • Weltbild, Flexible Mail Order Edition, Jun 2008   "Der Junge im Gestreiften Pyjama"

Greece Edition:

  • Kedros, Paperback, Jan 2007, ISBN 9600433585, 206 pp, 10 euro.   "Το αγόρι με τη ριγέ πιτζάμα"

Hebrew Edition:

  • Miskal, Paperback, Apr 2007, ISBN 9654824523, 208 pp   "הנער בפיג'מת הפסים"

Holland Edition:

  • Arena, Hardback, Feb 2006, ISBN 9096747820, 224 pp, 15.95 euro   "De Jongen in de Gestreepte Pyjama"

  • Arena, Paperback, Aug 2007, ISBN 9789069748702, 208 pp, 12.50 euro   "De Jongen in de Gestreepte Pyjama"

Hungary Edition:

  • Cicero,  Nov 2007, ISBN 9789635396139, 173 pp, 2200 ft,   "A Csíkos Pizsamás Fiú"

Iceland Edition:

  • Verold, date tbc

Indonesia Edition:

  • PT Gramedia, Paperback, July 2007, ISBN 9792229825, 240 pp, 30000 rp   "Anak Lelaki Berpiama Garis-Garis"

Ireland Edition:

  • Definitions, Paperback, Feb 2007, ISBN 1862303495, 224 pp, 6.99 stg

Italy Edition:

  • Fabbri, Hardback, Feb 2006, ISBN 8845115402, 252 pp, 14.00 euro   "Il Bambino Con Il Pigiama A Righe"

  • Fabbri, Paperback, May 2007, ISBN 9788845142154, 204 pp, 13.00 euro   "Il Bambino Con Il Pigiama A Righe"

  • RCS Education, Paperback, Sep 2008, EDUCATIONAL EDITION   "Il Bambino Con Il Pigiama A Righe"

Japanese Edition:

  • Iwanami Shoten, date tba

Korea Edition:

  • Minumsa, Paperback, Nov 2007, ISBN 9788949120775, 344 pp, "줄무늬파자마를입은 소년"

Maltese Edition:

  • Midsea, date tba

Norway Edition:

  • NW Damm, Hardback, Apr 2006, ISBN 8204112807, 176 pp, 189 kroner   "Gutten I Den Stripete Pyjamasen"

  • NW Damm, Trade Paperback, Feb 2007, ISBN 9788204137098, 99 kroner   "Gutten I Den Stripete Pyjamasen"

  • NW Damm, Paperback, Nov 2007, ISBN 9788281570122, 50 kroner   "Gutten I Den Stripete Pyjamasen"

  • Lydbokforlaget, 4 x Audio CDs, Oct 2007, ISBN 9788242123305, 249 kroner   "Gutten I Den Stripete Pyjamasen"

  • NW Damm, Hardback, Feb 2008, ISBN 9788204144799, "Gutten I Den Stripete Pyjamasen"

Poland Edition:

  • Wydawnictwo Literackie, Paperback, Mar 2007, ISBN 9788308037809, 180 pp, 24.99 zl   "Chłopiec w pasiastej piżamie"

Portugal Edition:

  • Edições Asa, Paperback, Nov 2007, ISBN 9789724153575, 176 pp, 13 euros,   "O Rapaz do Pijama às Riscas"

Romania Edition:

  • RAO, date tbc

Russia Edition:

  • Phantom Press, date tba

Serbian Edition:

  • Alnari, date tba

Slovakia Edition:

  • Slovart, Paperback, Oct 2007, ISBN 9788080853501, 176 pp, 249 sk   "Chlapec v pásikavom pyžame"

Slovenia Edition:

  • Mish, Oct 2007, ISBN 9789616630238, 220 pp, 21,95 euro,   "Deček v črtasti pižami"

Spain Edition:

  • Salamandra, Paperback, Mar 2007, ISBN 9780198326860, 224 pp, 12.50 euro   "El Niño con el Pijama de Rayas"

Sweden Edition:

  • Damm Förlag, Hardback, Jan 2007, ISBN 9789171306357, 200 pp   "Pojken i randig pyjamas"

  • Damm Förlag, Audio CDs, Jan 2007, ISBN 9789173510103   "Pojken i randig pyjamas"

Thai Edition:

  • Amarin, date tba

Turkey Edition:

  • Tudem, Paperback, May 2007, ISBN 9789944691321, 206 pp, 9,9 ytl   "Çizgili Pijamali Çocuk"

 

reviews

"A small wonder of a book."
 - The Guardian
"Since I read this book, it has haunted me... it should be read by anyone who cares about modern Irish fiction, young or old, because it's that very rare thing - a book so simple, so seemingly effortless that it's almost perfect. I was left floundering, tears running down my cheeks."
- The Irish Independent

"A book that lingers in the mind for quite some time... a subtle, calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story."
 - The Irish Times

"Powerful and unsettling... for some, Pajamas could become as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank was to their parents."
 - USA Today

"A fine addition to a once taboo area of history... packed with overtones that remain in the imagination."
 - The Independent (UK)

"Once in a while readers are presented with a book so powerful and so moving that it drives them to think about its contents long after they have finished the last page. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is such a novel... it's a powerful and emotionally-charged piece of literature."
 - The Yorkshire Evening Post

"A profound, moving and timely  book."
 - The Canberra Times

"One of the most moving books I have ever read."
 - The Hindustan Times