Memory of the Shoah: John Boyne, the Irish writer who is a hit in French schools

2023-04-23 09:46:20

Discreet shirt with small flowers and cleanly shaven head, John Boyne is patient, seated at the Duke, a cozy pub in the center of Dublin, Ireland. Her tanned complexion from a recent stay in Australia brings out the blue of her eyes and the discreet sapphire that sparkles on her left lobe. In a few days, on April 30, this successful author will celebrate his 52nd birthday. “Hard to believe, isn’t it?” he quips humorously before ordering a pint of Coors, an American “blonde”.