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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Mark Haddon
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Description for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Paperback. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn he decides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller about it. As in all good detective stories, however, the more he unearths, the deeper the mystery gets - for both Christopher and the rest of his family.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099496939
SKU
V9780099496939
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99-99
About Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is a writer and artist. His bestselling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, was published simultaneously by Jonathan Cape and David Fickling in 2003. It won seventeen literary prizes, including the Whitbread Award. In 2012, a stage adaptation by Simon Stephens was produced by the National Theatre and went on to win 7 Olivier ... Read more
Reviews for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Wondrous...brilliantly inventive...dazzling. Not simply the most original novel I've read in years - it's also one of the best
The Times
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. ... Read more
The Times
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. ... Read more