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Little Bruno knows nothing of the Holocaust, all he knows is that he has been moved to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until that is, he meets Shmuel. Their friendship will take Bruno from innocence to revelation. In exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process. Adult edition; a children's edition is also published this month. 'A small wonder of a book' }Guardian

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Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.

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Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.

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