The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Narrated by a 15-year-old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes, this dazzling novel weaves together an old-fashioned mystery, a contemporary coming-of-age story, and a fascinating excursion into a mind incapable of processing emotions.
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Quick Reference
| ISBN |
9780099450252 |
| Barcode |
9780099450252 |
| Published |
16 April 2004 by Vintage |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Haddon, Mark |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780099450252 |
| ISBN-10 |
0099450259 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Available at publisher; usually ships 5-14 working days |
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| Publisher |
Vintage |
| Imprint |
Vintage |
| Publication Date |
16 April 2004
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| International Publication Date |
1 April 2004 |
| Publication Country |
 United Kingdom |
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| Format |
Paperback |
| Edition |
New title |
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| Author(s) |
By Haddon, Mark |
| Category |
Award Winning
Modern Fiction
Award Winning Children's Titles
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| Interest Age |
11-14 years |
| Reading Age |
11-14 years |
| Library of Congress |
Asperger's syndrome - Patients - Fiction, Puzzles - Fiction, Detective and mystery stories - lcsh |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
224 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 132mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 21mm |
| Weight |
270g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Catalogue Code |
10858 |
Description of this Book
Fifteen-year-old Christopher has a photographic memory. He understands maths and science, but not other human beings. When he finds the neighbour's dog dead on the lawn, he decides to find the killer and write a murder mystery about it.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for Whitbread Prize (Novel) 2003.
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| NZ Review |
The book gave me that rare, greedy feeling of: this is so good I want to read it all at once but I mustn't or it will be over too soon. Haddon pulls off something extraordinary . . . -- The Observer <br> Always surprising and often hilarious. -- The Globe and Mail <br> One of the most affecting things I've read in years . . . it's brilliant. -- The Guardian <br> Mark Haddon's new novel comes with glowing endorsements from Ian McEwan and Oliver Sacks . . . For once, the pundits speak the truth. -- The Economist <br> A stark, funny and original first novel . . . [with] one of the strangest and most convincing characters in recent fiction. -- The New York Times Book Review <br> A brilliant autism novel has been overdue -- and this is it! The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Mark Haddon shows great insight into the autistic mind, and he brings his young narrator protagonist quite wonderfully to life. I found it very moving, very plausible -- and very funny. -- Oliver Sacks, author of Uncle Tungsten <br> I have never read anything quite like Mark Haddon's funny and agonizingly honest book, or encountered a narrator more vivid and memorable. I advise you to buy two copies; you won't want to lend yours out. -- Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha <br> The Curious Incident brims with imagination, empathy, and vision -- plus it's a lot of fun to read. -- Myla Goldberg, author of Bee Season <br> Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally disassociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy. -- Ian McEwan, author of Atonement <p> From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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Author's Bio
Mark Haddon is an author, illustrator and screenwriter who has written fifteen books for children and won two BAFTAs. He lives in Oxford.
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