John Boyne

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The Congress of Rough Riders

Beschreibung

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry.

Autor

John Boyne is the author of nineteen 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 the 2025 FNAC novel prize for The Elements. His novels are published in sixty languages. Twitter: @JohnBoyneBooks Instagram: @JohnBoyneAuthor

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Black Swan / Random House UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 750995
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 128mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780552776141
• ISBN-10: 0552776149
• Artikelnr.: 32102630

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"Boyne's story has echoes of John Irving's sprawling family epics. This is an entertaining campfire story" Time