Summary of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Christopher Boone is fifteen-year-old boy with a behavioural disorder and a knack for mathematics, who lives with his father in Swindon, England. When the dog of his neighbour is murdered, he decides to start an investigation. Along the way, he also discovers more about his own family, particularly his mother, whom he was told had died several years earlier.
Reasons to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” is a touching and original murder mystery about a boy who feels different from others (due to an unnamed condition, which is likely Asperger’s or autism) and tries to deal with the world as he experiences it. The novel was awarded the Whitbread Book of the Year award and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, both in 2003, and was included in The Guardian’s 2019 list of the 100 best books of the 21st century. English author Mark Haddon considered the book his first novel for adults, but it has also been widely popular with children and teenagers.
Setting: Swindon & London (England, UK)
Original title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Year of publication: 2003
Nr of pages: 288
