The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Red Fox
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2004
Edition: First Edition

Description: 271 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A fantastically unusual detective story written from the perspective of an autistic boy. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Aspergers 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 neighbours 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. Reviews ‘For Haddon to have created such a superbly realized autistic world-view is, in itself, remarkable. Brilliantly inventive, full of dazzling set-pieces, unbearbly sad, yet also skilfully dodging any encounters with sentimentality, this isnt simply the most original novel Ive read in years... its also one of the best. - The London Times ‘The book gave me that rare, greedy feeling of: this is so good I want to read it all at once but I mustnt or it will be over too soon. - Kate Kellaway, The Observer

ISBN: 9780099456766