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John Boyne

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4 months ago

Four novellas about damaged people weighed down by the crimes they have suffered draw you efficiently in, but the cumulative effect is numbing

Twelve-year-old Freya is visiting her self-absorbed mothe…

5 months ago

The famed Irish writer John Boyne, 54, came under criticism in July after publicly 'standing behind' JK Rowling's gender-critical views, calling himself 'a fellow Terf'.
The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas author John Boyne has been denied a second literary award after he backed JK Rowling over her gender critical views.

6 months ago

John Boyne, 54, who is best known for writing The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, made the longlist for the Polari Prize this month for his book Earth.
Several authors withdrew from the Polari Prize longlist following comments made by writer John Boyne.

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to act

Last week, I withdrew my nomination from the longlist for the Polari first book p…

Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella

The gender-critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very…

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