AWW23: History Lessons - John Boyne

Chair: Jonathan Green


In both the bestselling novel The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas and its recently published sequel, All the
Broken Places, John Boyne has taken on the difficult terrain of
fictionalising the Holocaust. But how should novelists write
about this period? Does historical accuracy matter? Are these
contemporary novels written to stir our collective conscience or
to remind us of the moral choices individuals make in dangerous
times? Join us as Boyne reflects on these issues in the context
of his novels for adults and younger readers.


Event details: Thu 09 Mar, 1:15pm on the West
Stage