'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' Author on the Book's Criticism & His Upcoming Sequel | Ireland AM

Award-winning author John Boyne joins Alan to chat about 'The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas' sequel, 'All the Broken Places.' He addresses the controversy surrounding the novel, where the Auschwitz Memorial stated the book "should be avoided by anyone who studies or teaches the history of the Holocaust". Boyne says he agrees that it should not be used as a "teaching tool" for those learning about the Holocaust as he is a novelist. He states that he did not write a "schoolbook or a textbook or a university novel," but rather just a fable. When asked if he was hurt by the Auschwitz Museum statements and controversy surrounding his novel, he tells Alan that he does feel it is unwarranted. - Monday-Friday from 7.00am to 10.00am & weekends from 9.00am to 12:00pm on Virgin Media One. Email: [email protected] #IrelandAM #VMTV #Ireland #JohnBoyne #BoyInTheStripedPyjamas #AlanHughes