The Absolutist

About the Author

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six previous novels and two novels for younger readers, including the international best sellers The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which won two Irish Book Awards and was made into an award-winning feature film, and The House of Special Purpose. His novels are published in more than forty languages. He lives in Dublin.

Visit his Web site at www.johnboyne.com