The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

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Vintage
01 November 2006

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'Wondrous - brilliantly inventive, full of dazzling set pieces. Not simply the most original novel I've read in years - it's also one of the best' The Times

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other.

The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's Syndrome. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.

'Outstanding...a stunningly good read' Observer

'Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement... Wise and bleakly funny' Ian McEwan

Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year
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*ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY
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By: Mark Haddon
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9780099450252
ISBN 10: 0099450259
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 November 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Haddon is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children and won two BAFTAs. He lives in Oxford.

Reviews for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Exceptional by any standards. Both funny and deeply moving Sunday Telegraph Outstanding. Heartening as well as richly entertaining. A stunningly good read Independent Superbly realised. A funny as well as a sad book. Brilliant Guardian A remarkable book. An impressive achievement and a rewarding read Time Out A magical book. It's one of those books that makes you feel as though you have been on an emotional rollercoaster. Carrie Grant, Sunday Express