$26.78
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 April 2021
Summary
In this, his first short story collection, John Boyne examines the human condition in some of his finest writing to date.
This collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance and brutality. The secrets we keep and the ways in which they shape us, the impossibility of shared loss, the lengths we will go to in order to protect our families and the distance we will run to protect ourselves.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784160999 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784160997 |
| Author: | John Boyne |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 192mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
The best of the best … These revealing stories, unfolding like intimate confessions, will twist your heart.
“The best of the best … These revealing stories, unfolding like intimate confessions, will twist your heart.” Daily Mail “Boyne offers writing of insight and beauty that elevates this collection to impressive heights indeed, and confirms him as one of Ireland’s finest contemporary writers” Observer “Boyne has achieved a careful authenticity … Beneath the Earth is a satisfying and polished set of short stories with definite longevity and immense global appeal.” Irish Independent “[Beneath the Earth] tracks the light and dark of Ireland’s past and present … Boyne is particularly strong on dramatising child and teen sensibilities but here we see how the badness of adults spills over and infects these damaged children.” Independent
About The Author
John Boyne
John Boyne is the author of sixteen novels for adults, six for younger readers, a picture book, and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and has been adapted for cinema, theatre, ballet, and opera. His many international bestsellers include The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky.
He has won four Irish Book Awards, including Author of the Year in 2022, along with a host of other international literary prizes, including most recently both the 2025 Prix Femina Étranger and the Prix du Roman FNAC in France for The Echoes of Everything. His novels are published in sixty languages.
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