The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1400032717
- ISBN 13
- 9781400032716
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About This Item
Told from the point of view of an autistic boy, this is the odd tale of a boy looking to find the murder of a neighbor's dog and find his mother.
Synopsis
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 TimesThe 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 Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He hates the colours yellow and brown and being touched. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1211
- Title
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Author
- Mark Haddon
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1400032717
- ISBN 13
- 9781400032716
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York,
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Mystery, autism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
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