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8-10 April 2022

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JOHN BOYNE

Ireland



John Boyne was born in 1971 in Dublin. He is the author of thirteen novels for adults, six for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas sold 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet and opera. John has won three Irish Book Awards and many other international literary awards and his novels are published in over 50 languages. His most recent novel, The Echo Chamber, was published in August 2021 and became an immediate #1 Bestseller. It is currently being adapted for television.

 
Né à Dublin en 1971, John Boyne est l'auteur de treize romans pour adultes, de six romans jeunesse et d'un recueil de nouvelles. Paru en 2006, son roman Le garçon en pyjama rayé s'est vendu à 11 millions d'exemplaires à travers le monde et a été adapté au cinéma, au théâtre, à l'opéra et en ballet. John a reçu trois Irish Book Awards ainsi que de nombreux prix littéraires internationaux et ses romans ont été traduits en plus de 50 langues. Publié en août 2021, son dernier roman, The Echo Chamber, est très vite devenu un best-seller et est en cours d'adaptation pour le petit écran.

WRITERS

We welcome this year 19 writers of French, English and Irish languages


Estelle Benazet Heugenhauser

France 

John Boyne

Ireland

Niamh Campbell

Ireland

Jan Carson

Northern Ireland

Oein De Bhairduin

Ireland

Fanie Demeule

Québec

Irene Frain

France

Emmanuelle Josse

France

Hervé Le Tellier

France

Eoin McNamee

Ireland

Pap Ndiaye

France

Áine Ní Ghlinn

Ireland

Micheál Ó Conghaile

Ireland

Kevin Power

Ireland

Keith Ridgway

Ireland

Rita Sakr

Lebanon / Italy

Anne Serre

France

Ailbhe Smyth

Ireland

Vanessa Springora

France

PRESENTED BY

Alliance Française Dublin
French Embassy in Ireland
Dublin Unesco

PARTNERS

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