The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Author(s): Mark Haddon

Modern & Contemporary Literature

A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world.Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This improbable story of Christopher's quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.


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'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

Winner of Booktrust Teenage Prize 2003. Shortlisted for Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2003 and Whitbread Prize (Novel) 2003.

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

General Fields

  • : 9780099450252
  • : Random House UK
  • : Random House UK
  • : 0.268
  • : February 2004
  • : 198mm X 132mm X 21mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mark Haddon
  • : Mark Haddon
  • : Ill.
  • : Ill.
  • : very good
  • : very good
  • : 823/.914
  • : 823/.914
  • : English
  • : English
  • : 405
  • : 405
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback