The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Berlin 1942

When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance.

But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.


From the Hardcover edition.

Book Description
This work was set in Berlin, 1942. When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But, Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than what meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is now a major motion picture (releasing in November 2008). Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see a larger image in a new browser window.

Joel posing for a shot. First attempt playing with studio lights. 1/250 f/14.0 ISO100 Strobist Info: Elinchrom D-Lite 2 with 63x63 softbox high left of camera on 1/4 power, D-Lite 2 with 53x53 softbox high right of camera on 1/16 power, SB900 behind Joel aimed at background on 1/32 power 85mm zoom, all triggered as optical slaves by on camera flash set to manual 1/4 power with Nikon IR filter to block light from camera.

Shirt of pajama set A1 in Kurai Muki's LaLaLa 3, ISBN 9784529044561. (Serged.) Photo of pants from same book forthcoming. This shirt fits reasonably well. Pants are big, very big.