'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.
| ISBN: | 9781529176148 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | John Boyne |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 498 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Interior life |
'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_________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.
The Elements features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life
Paperback, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Elements was written by John Boyne and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Transworld
The Elements has 498 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.