1. Summary
Title: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Author: John Boyne
Publishing house: Salamandra
Summary:
Bruno was a boy of about nine years old. He lived with his
family in Berlin, but one day something happened. Bruno had to change
his house because of the job of his parent. Then Bruno´s family moved to
Auchviz, a horrible place without any school or market.
One afternoon Bruno was playing in his garden when he heard
some noise. He followed the sound and appeared in front of a big
building. It´s seemed to be a big house but Bruno wasn´t shure at all.
Then he saw another boy of about the same age of Bruno, and he decided
to talk with him.
Shmuel and Bruno started to be very good friends, but there was
a problem that didn ´t let them play together. Between this two boys there
was a big fence that separed them. Because of that they think up a plan to
play together. Bruno thought that it will be great to stayed all day in
Shmuel´s house, but when he gets in to it he wanted to go back to his
house. The people in that place where sad and were very thin and it seems
to be a horrible place to live. But in that same moment an old man guide
them to a big room. There they joined with other people, the lights turn
off and some gases were trough from the top of the room. Bruno thought
that it was a big shower, but it wasn´t it because after that, the two
children doesn´t played anymore.
Personal opinion:
In my opinion it is a very nice book that shows clearly the
reality of the life. It,s very well written and I recommend it.
