Desert Island Discs: John Boyne, Writer

Born in Dublin in 1971, John Boyne had ambitions to become a writer from an early age. He studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin, followed by a Master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. From the mid-1990s, he spent seven years working at a bookshop in Dublin, while trying to launch his literary career. Here, he talks to Lauren Laverne and selects eight favourite recordings to take to the BBC's mythical island