Curious Incident of the dog in the Nigth-Time, the
Mark Haddon
Synopsis "Curious Incident of the dog in the Nigth-Time, the"
christopher john francis boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every primary number up to 7057. he relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. he cannot stand to be touched. and he detests the color yellow. although gifted wit a superbly logical brain, fifteen-year-old christopher is autistic and everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. he lives on patterns, rules and diagram kept in his pocket. then one day, a neighbor?s dog, wellington, is killed and his carefully constructed universe is threatened. christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favorite (logical) detective, sherlock holmes. what follows makes for a novel that deeply funny, poignant, and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally.
(Northampton, Inglaterra, 1963). Ilustrador, pintor, poeta y profesor de escritura creativa, es autor de cerca de una veintena de libros para niños. Tras licenciarse en Literatura Inglesa en la Universidad de Oxford, trabajó durante un tiempo con personas que padecían deficiencias físicas y mentales. Ha ejercido asimismo como guionista para la televisión, medio en el que ha ganado en dos ocasiones los prestigiosos premios BAFTA. Impulsado por un creciente proceso de boca a boca, El curioso incidente del perro a medianoche se ha convertido en un éxito sin precedentes en todos los países donde se ha publicado -los derechos se han vendido para 43 idiomas-, superando holgadamente los dos millones de ejemplares y alcanzando las listas de ventas en Inglaterra, Estados Unidos, Alemania, Italia y Francia.
