The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
E121168
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a Holocaust-themed novel by John Boyne that follows the forbidden friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp, later adapted into a successful film and stage productions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas canonical | 7 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film) | 4 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | 1 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (stage play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Context triple: [Sheila Hancock, notableWork, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas]
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A.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief is a historical novel by Markus Zusak, narrated by Death and set in Nazi Germany, that follows a young girl's relationship with books amid the horrors of World War II.
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B.
War Horse
War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that follows the journey of a horse and his young owner through the hardships of World War I.
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C.
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank is the world-famous published journal of a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis during World War II, offering a poignant, firsthand account of life under persecution.
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D.
The Devil’s Backbone
The Devil’s Backbone is a 2001 Spanish gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro that blends ghost story elements with the trauma of the Spanish Civil War.
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E.
The Reader
The Reader is a 2008 romantic drama film, based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel, that explores guilt, memory, and moral responsibility in post-World War II Germany through the relationship between a young man and an older former concentration camp guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Target entity description: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a Holocaust-themed novel by John Boyne that follows the forbidden friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp, later adapted into a successful film and stage productions.
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A.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief is a historical novel by Markus Zusak, narrated by Death and set in Nazi Germany, that follows a young girl's relationship with books amid the horrors of World War II.
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B.
War Horse
War Horse is a 2011 war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg that follows the journey of a horse and his young owner through the hardships of World War I.
-
C.
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank is the world-famous published journal of a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis during World War II, offering a poignant, firsthand account of life under persecution.
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D.
The Devil’s Backbone
The Devil’s Backbone is a 2001 Spanish gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro that blends ghost story elements with the trauma of the Spanish Civil War.
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E.
The Reader
The Reader is a 2008 romantic drama film, based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel, that explores guilt, memory, and moral responsibility in post-World War II Germany through the relationship between a young man and an older former concentration camp guard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedToFilmYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| author | John Boyne ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Gretel
ⓘ
Lieutenant Kotler ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
commercially successful
ⓘ
critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
historical inaccuracies
ⓘ
misrepresentation of Holocaust realities ⓘ |
| depicts | concentration camp ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Mark Herman ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor |
Asa Butterfield
ⓘ
David Thewlis ⓘ Jack Scanlon ⓘ Vera Farmiga ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust literature
ⓘ
children's literature ⓘ historical novel ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (stage play)
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| hasISBN | 9780385751537 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 216 ⓘ |
| hasStageAdaptationType | theatrical play ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | events of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bruno
ⓘ
Bruno's father ⓘ Shmuel ⓘ |
| marketedAs | fable ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | simple childlike perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | 8 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | David Fickling Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Holocaust
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friendship ⓘ innocence ⓘ obedience and authority ⓘ prejudice ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Description of subject: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a Holocaust-themed novel by John Boyne that follows the forbidden friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp, later adapted into a successful film and stage productions.
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