It addresses the controversy surrounding the novel, where the Auschwitz Memorial stated that the book "should be avoided by anyone studying or teaching the history of the Holocaust/".
Boyne says he agrees that it should not be used as a "teaching tool" for those learning about the Holocaust, because he is a novelist. He declares that he has not written a "school book, nor a textbook, nor an academic novel", but simply a fable.
When asked if he was hurt by the Auschwitz museum's statements and the controversy surrounding his novel, he told Alan that he felt it was unjustified.
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