The Elements

John Boyne

The Elements

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‘An epic.... Impactful and provocative’ The New York Times
‘An almost note-perfect piece of first-person storytelling’ Guardian
‘Subtle, intelligent and humane’ Sunday Telegraph
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From bestselling author John Boyne comes a gripping and profound exploration of responsibility, guilt, blame, trauma and our capacity for redemption.

The Elements is a stunning kaleidoscope of storytelling, in which four interconnected lives, each representing a different perspective on crime from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator, and the victim, combine to form one transformative narrative.

Boyne’s most ambitious work yet, The Elements is both an engrossing drama and a moving examination of why and how we allow crime to occur. In masterful, spellbinding prose, he navigates this complex subject with extraordinary empathy and unflinching honesty, at every step challenging us to confront our own conceptions of guilt and innocence.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Boyne

John Boyne is the multi-award winning Irish novelist, and writer from Dublin, Ireland.

He writes mainly historical fiction and literary fiction for adults, alongside critically acclaimed young adult and children's literature. He is best known for his 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas which went on to sell over seven million copies internationally and was adapted into a 2008 film of the same name.

His novels are published in 60 languages, making him the most globally translated Irish writer of all time. He writes from home most days and resides in Dublin.

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