Mark Haddon

Author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

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About the 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 show more 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'. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: M. Haddon, Mark Hadden, Mark Haddon, Mark Hadddon, Mark Hahhdon, Mark Hadden , eng Mark Haddon, מרק הדון, מארק האדון, Марк Геддон

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Agent Z

Baby Dinosaurs

Works by Mark Haddon

Popular Recent

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (2003) — Author — 45,364 copies, 1,344 reviews

A Spot of Bother (2006) 5,832 copies, 187 reviews

The Red House (2012) 1,269 copies, 93 reviews

Boom! (2010) 537 copies, 37 reviews

The Porpoise (2019) 414 copies, 23 reviews

The Pier Falls: And Other Stories (2016) 342 copies, 17 reviews

The Sea of Tranquility (1996) 213 copies, 3 reviews

The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea: Poems (2005) 182 copies, 8 reviews

Stop What You're Doing and Read This! (2011) — Editor — 160 copies, 9 reviews

Ocean Star Express (2001) 56 copies

Dogs and Monsters: Stories (2024) 43 copies, 1 review

Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1995) 43 copies, 3 reviews

Agent Z Meets the Masked Crusader (1993) 26 copies, 3 reviews

Agent Z Goes Wild (1994) 24 copies

Two Stories (2017) 23 copies

Footprints on the Moon (2009) 23 copies, 2 reviews

Agent Z And The Killer Bananas (2005) 19 copies

Real Porky Philips (1994) 10 copies

Swimming and Flying (2013) 8 copies

Toni and the Tomato Soup (1989) 7 copies

Titch Johnson (1994) 6 copies

Six Shorts - The finalists for the 2013 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award (2013) 6 copies, 1 review

In the Garden (1994) 5 copies

Polar Bears (2010) 4 copies

Gilbert's Gobstopper (1988) 4 copies

Family: Vintage Minis (2019) 4 copies

At Home (1994) 3 copies

On Vacation (Baby Dinosaurs) (1994) — Author — 3 copies

The ice bear's cave (2002) 3 copies

At Playgroup (1994) 3 copies

The Weir 2 copies

The Distance 1 copy

Secret Agent Handbook (1999) 1 copy

2004 1 copy

2 Books! 1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2) The Kite Runner (2003) 1 copy

Making Summer Reading Fun 1 copy

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Associated Works

Hornet Flight (2002) — some editions — 2,798 copies, 51 reviews

Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process (2017) — Contributor — 147 copies, 4 reviews

Granta 119: Britain (2012) — Contributor — 110 copies

Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories (2017) — Contributor — 104 copies, 4 reviews

Ox-Tales: Fire (2009) — Contributor — 83 copies, 6 reviews

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014: The Best Stories of the Year (2014) — Contributor — 82 copies, 4 reviews

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2004 v04 #274 (2004) 54 copies

New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities (2005) — Contributor — 47 copies

Granta 152: Still Life (2020) — Contributor — 40 copies, 1 review

Granta. 2 : Outo : uuden kirjallisuuden areena (2014) 8 copies

Reader's Digest Condensed Book: The King of Torts • Days Without Numbers • The Last Detective • The Curious… (2016) 6 copies

Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Last Juror | The Various Haunts of Men | The Codex | The Curious Incident of the… (2004) — Author — 5 copies

Reader's Digest 2004, Selected Books (4-in-1) (2004) — Contributor — 2 copies

De wreker; Vluchten met Pete; De zaak Myrtion; Het wonderbaarlijke geval met de hond in de nacht 1 copy, 1 review

Kirjavaliot - Pahaa paossa, Siskoni mun, Murhaajan käsikirja, Yöllisen koiran merkillinen tapaus (2004) — Author — 1 copy

5 Books! 1) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2) I Capture the Castle 3) The Glass Castle 4) The Devil… (2001) — Contributor — 1 copy

The National Theatre Production: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [programme] (2018) — Author — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Haddon, Mark
Birthdate: 1962-09-26
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Country (for map): England, UK
Birthplace: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Northampton, England, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Education: University of Oxford (Merton College)
Uppingham School
Occupations: author
illustrator
screenwriter
creative writing teacher (Avron Foundation)

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

If you need an endorsement, I read this book in a single day. I could not put it down. As someone diagnosed with autism, with many autistic friends, I saw myself in Christopher, and I saw many of my friends as well.
I will say however, I thought this book would be more of a mystery then it was, though I am not mad about it ending up the way it was. The killer is revealed halfway through the book, less from deduction and more from being told, but it spirals into a real and heartbreaking portrayal of family, especially for those who are autistic.
I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants a touching piece about family, autism, and the reasons we do things.… (more)

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