{"product_id":"the-thief-of-time-paperback","title":"The Thief of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Boyne became internationally known for his acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eCrippen \u003c\/i\u003eand the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. Now, for the first time in the US comes \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that started the career of the author that the \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner \u003c\/i\u003ecalls one of the best and original of the new generation of Irish writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1758 and Matthieu Zela is fleeing Paris after witnessing the murder of his mother and his stepfather's execution. Matthieu's life is characterized by one extraordinary fact: before the eighteenth century ends, he discovers that his body has stopped ageing. At the end of the twentieth century and the ripe old age of 256 he is suddenly forced to answer an uncomfortable question: what is the worth of immortality without love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this carefully crafted novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, John Boyne juxtaposes history and the buzz of the modern world, weaving together portraits of 1920s Hollywood, the Great Exhibition of 1851, the French Revolution, the Wall Street Crash, and other landmark events into one man's story of murder, love, and redemption.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Boyne is author of the adult novel \u003ci\u003eCrippen \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and internationally bestselling children's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught creative writing at the Irish Writers' Centre and at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. In 2005, \u003ci\u003eCrippen\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e Hughes \u0026amp; Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award. Boyne has also been awarded the Curtis Brown Prize, shortlisted for a Hennessy Literary Award, and shortlisted for the Ottakar's Children's Book Prize and Italy's Paolo Ungari Literary Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. Boyne's work has been translated into twenty-one languages. He lives with his partner in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519481737523,"sku":"9780312378042","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cHRxc05iT0R6K2RYT014bXNhenJKUT09.webp?v=1760500480","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thief-of-time-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}