#john boyne

King: you know we haven't seen JK Rowling in a while King: is she still tweeting? Barker: ha ha ha oh steve Barker: ha ha ha ha ha Barker: ha ha ha ha ha ha King: what's so funny? Barker: ha ha ha! King: c'mon i want to know the joke

Koontz: golly, what did happen to JK Rowling? Barker: well, ol JK just doesn't come around much anymore Barker: now she lives alone in her Scottish castle Barker: high up on miserable mountain

Barker: no humans or animals would live with JK Rowling Barker: so the mean and evil old terf queen had to have artificial ones made out of iron Barker: there was Cynthia her agent, who ran by steam Barker: and Charles her publicist who ran by clockwork Barker: why, even the diane duane in the vents was artificial!

[phone rings] Rowling: hello? Julia Donaldson: yes is your refrigerator running Rowling: hold on a ssecond, i'll check Donaldson: [blasting vuvuzela] YOU'VE JUST BEEN GRUFFALOED!! Rowling: GOD DAMN IT!!! Rowling: if i ever find out who'ss calling, i'm gonna rip out your eyeballss and sshit in your sskull!!

JK Rowling: sssighhhh Rowling: i never thought i'd sssay it Rowling: but it's lonely at the top Rowling: this sssucksss!

Rowling: i don't even get to hang out with writersss anymore Rowling: except for john boyne John Boyne: i can't wait to bomb some dodongos! Rowling: godddd he ssssucksss

Rowling: if only there was sssome way to reingratiate myself to artisstic sssociety Rowling: i got it! Rowling: what if i tweeted ssomething to sshow how normal and relatable i am? Rowling: delightfully devilisssh, joanne!

Rowling: what if i tweeted Rowling: about how much i loved huffing markersss? John Boyne: wonderful joke, dark lord? Rowling: "joke"?!?!?

[at midnight society] JK Rowling: hello children Poe: oh joanne Poe: uh Poe: are you here to be t Rowling: i'm here to be transssphobic Poe: Poe: yeah kinda expected that Rowling: but alssso

Rowling: you know that great feeling you get from huffing markersss? Koontz: do i??? Koontz: [huffing Mr Sketch] mmmm fruit punch! Poe: i don't think that's the kind of marker she's talking about dean

Rowling: isn't huffing markersss great? Rowling: Poe: Lovecraft Barker: King: yes King: yes i remember

Poe: uh steve? Poe: you know that feeling? King: i King: i didn't say it was my proudest moment King: i was going through a real hard time

[long ago] King: [waking up amidst mess] oh god King: how messed up was i last night King: i must have huffed 100 markers King: i don't remember anything King: oh shit King: did i write cujo??

The Polari Prize, the UK’s literary award celebrating LGBTQ+ writing, just announced the nominees for their 2025 longlist, which include a name that has divided the community: John Boyne.

Even if you don’t know the name John Boyne, you’ve probably heard of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which is regularly taught in schools. Just two years after its publication, Disney adapted it into a feature film.

listen to the first ten minutes of colin narrating ‘air’, by john boyne, with various australian accents 🇦🇺

Джон Бойн "Мальчик на вершине горы"

Роман автора «Мальчика в полосатой пижаме» рассказывает о жизни обычного мальчика Пьеро из Парижа. Мама у него француженка, а папа немец. Папа прошел Первую мировую и был навсегда травмирован душевно. И хотя дома у Пьеро не все ладно, он счастлив. Родители его обожают, у него есть лучший друг Аншель, с которым он общается на языке жестов. Но этот уютный мир вот-вот исчезнет. На дворе вторая половина 1930-х. И вскоре Пьеро окажется в Австрии, в чудесном доме на вершине горы. Пьеро теперь будет зваться Петер, и у него появится новый взрослый друг. У нового друга усы щеточкой, прекрасная дама по имени Ева и умнейшая немецкая овчарка Блонди. Он добрый, умный и очень энергичный. Только почему-то прислуга до смерти его боится, а гости, бывающие в доме, ведут разговоры о величии Германии и о том, что по всей Европе пора узнать об этом. Пронзительный, тревожный и невероятно созвучный нашему времени роман, ставший, по сути, продолжением «Мальчика в полосатой пижаме», хотя герои совсем иные.