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The novel, published as a children's book in 2006, depicts the horrors of the Holocaust from the perspective of nine-year-old Bruno, the son of a concentration camp commandant. The story of the protagonist, who innocently does not understand the significance of the place and befriends a Jewish boy, became a worldwide bestseller. The film adaptation was released in theaters in 2008.