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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time( )
Author: Haddon, Mark
Read by: Tibber, Ben
ISBN:978-1-85686-788-7
Publication Date:Jul 2003
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:Audiobooks
Book Format:CD-Audio
List Price:AUD $32.99
Book Description:

'The dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs Shears' house. It looked as if it was running on its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.'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...
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Book Details
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.3 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
Book Weight:0.214 Kilograms
Author Biography
Haddon, Mark (Author)
Author and screenwriter Mark Haddon was born in Northampton, U.K. in 1962. He received a B.A. in English from Merton College and a MSc in English Literature from Edinburgh University. Since 1996, he has worked on numerous television projects. He has won two BAFTAs and The Royal Television Society Best Children's Drama for Microsoap, which he created and wrote 12 out of 25 episodes. He also wrote the screenplay for the BBC television adaption of Fungus the Bogeyman.

He has written fifteen children's books including the Agent Z series. In 1994, he was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize for The Real Porky Philips. He won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year Award for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which provides a realistic insight into what it is like to have autism. He currently lives in Oxford with his family. He was runner-up for the BBC National Short Story Award with his title 'Bunny'.

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