Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Verlag:
- Random House UK Ltd, 04/2004
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert, A-format paperback
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780099470434
- Artikelnummer:
- 1702549
- Umfang:
- 271 Seiten
- Sonstiges:
- Illustr.
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2004
- Gewicht:
- 158 g
- Maße:
- 176 x 111 mm
- Stärke:
- 23 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 1.4.2004
- Hinweis
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Kurzbeschreibung
Der 15-jährige Christopher Boone leidet unter einer leichten Form von Autismus. Als jedoch der Nachbarshund mit einer Heugabel ermordet wird, wird Christopher aktiv, um den Fall zu lösen. '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 Times
Beschreibung
The 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.
Klappentext
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The 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. 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.
'Outstanding...a stunningly good read' Observer
'Mark Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement... Wise and bleakly funny' Ian McEwan
Winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year
**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**
Biografie
Mark Haddon, geboren 1963, lebt in Oxford. Er wuchs in Northhampton auf und studierte in Oxford. Anschließend arbeitete er sechs Jahre mit geistig oder körperlich behinderten Menschen zusammen. Er schrieb verschiedene Kinderbücher; für seine Drehbücher wurde er zweimal mit dem BAFTA-Preis ausgezeichnet.
