The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [平装]

Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.

This improbable story of Christopher’s quest to investigate the suspicious death of a neighborhood dog makes for one of the most captivating, unusual, and widely heralded novels in recent years.

?Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.?
-Ian McEwan, author of ATONEMENT and AMSTERDAM


"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


?The Curious Incident brims with imagination, empathy, and vision -- plus it's a lot of fun to read.?
-Myla Goldberg, author of BEE SEASON


From the Hardcover edition. -- Review