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Book and Author Information

Mark Haddon is a British author who was born in Northampton. To date he has had a very full career that has included working as a live-in home health aid, theater box office attendant, bicycle messenger, painter, and stints working in British television. While working as an illustrator for a number of newspapers, he also held part-time positions with agencies serving children and adults with a variety of handicaps. His first children's picture book, Gilbert's Gobstopper, was published in 1997, and he followed this debut with many more works including the popular Agent Z series. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was simultaneously released as both an adult and young adult title. Mark Haddon lives in Oxford with his wife and son.

Mark Haddon's website, blog, and artwork: www.markhaddon.com
Contemporary Authors also provides more author information and a complete bibliography.

For interviews with the author:

• By Sanjukta Dasgupta in conjunction with the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
• From Random House
• With Powell's Books.

Major Awards & Honors for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time:

• Boeke Prize (2004)
• British Book Trust Teenage Prize (2003)
• Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2004) for Best First Book
• Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (2003)
• Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize (2003)
• Whitbread Book of the Year (2003) (Now called the Costa Book Awards)

Reviews

• Kakutani, Michiko. "Books of the Times; Math and Physics? A Cinch. People? Incomprehensible." New York Times. 13 Jun 2003.
• McInerney, Jay. "The Remains of the Dog." New York Times. 15 Jun 2003.
• Miller, Laura. "'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' by Mark Haddon." Salon. 12 Jun 2003.
• Moore, Charlotte. "Just the Facts, Ma'am." The Guardian. 24 May 2003.
• Stickland, Andrew. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time." +Plus Magazine. Nov 2003.