The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time

Fifteen-year-old Christopher has a photographic memory. He understands maths. He understands science. What he can't understand are other human beings. When he finds his neighbour's dog, Wellington, lying dead on the lawn, he decides to track down the killer and write a murder mystery about it. But in doing so, he uncovers other mysteries that threaten to bring his whole world crashing down around him.

Fifteen-year-old Christopher has a photographic memory. He understands maths. He understands science. What he can't understand are other human beings. When he finds his neighbour's dog, Wellington, lying dead on the lawn, he decides to track down the killer and write a murder mystery about it. But in doing so, he uncovers other mysteries that threaten to bring his whole world crashing down around him.

15-årige og nysgerrige Christopher bliver rodet ind i et sandt mysterium. En detektiv-historie udfolder sig i "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" af Mark Haddon. Christopher er 15 år, har aspergers syndrom og bor sammen med sin far i Swindon, og da han en dag finder en død hund i sin nabos forhave, bliver han nødt til at gøre noget ved det. Han vil opklare mysteriet og skrive en ægte detektivroman om det. Det viser sig hurtigt, at mysteriet er større end som så. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" af Mark Haddon er morsom, spændende og fantastisk til børn og unge.

15-årige og nysgerrige Christopher bliver rodet ind i et sandt mysterium. En detektiv-historie udfolder sig i "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" af Mark Haddon. Christopher er 15 år, har aspergers syndrom og bor sammen med sin far i Swindon, og da han en dag finder en død hund i sin nabos forhave, bliver han nødt til at gøre noget ved det. Han vil opklare mysteriet og skrive en ægte detektivroman om det. Det viser sig hurtigt, at mysteriet er større end som så. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" af Mark Haddon er morsom, spændende og fantastisk til børn og unge.

OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD 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**

'Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them' This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christopher decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery story becomes more complicated than he could have ever predicted. BACKSTORY: Meet the author and learn about the background to Christopher's story.

'Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesn't mean there isn't an answer to them' This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christopher decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery story becomes more complicated than he could have ever predicted. BACKSTORY: Meet the author and learn about the background to Christopher's story.

OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD 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**

15-årige Christopher Boone er en ganske speciel dreng. Han har Aspergers Syndrome og er en kæmpe fan af Sherlock Holmes - måske er det på tide, at han løser sit eget mysterie? "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" er skrevet af Mark Haddon og har allerede fundet flere priser . Christopher ved rigtigt meget om matematik, mønstre, sandheden og lister, men ikke ret meget om mennesker. Han hader lide farverne gul og brun, og man skal helst ikke røre ved ham. Pludselig en dag dør naboens hund og nu bliver han nødt til at finde ud af, hvem der slog den ihjel. Det får ham ud af alle sine tryghedszoner og ud på en skrækindjagende rejse ud i det ukendte.

15-årige Christopher Boone er en ganske speciel dreng. Han har Aspergers Syndrome og er en kæmpe fan af Sherlock Holmes - måske er det på tide, at han løser sit eget mysterie? "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" er skrevet af Mark Haddon og har allerede fundet flere priser . Christopher ved rigtigt meget om matematik, mønstre, sandheden og lister, men ikke ret meget om mennesker. Han hader lide farverne gul og brun, og man skal helst ikke røre ved ham. Pludselig en dag dør naboens hund og nu bliver han nødt til at finde ud af, hvem der slog den ihjel. Det får ham ud af alle sine tryghedszoner og ud på en skrækindjagende rejse ud i det ukendte.

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" er Mark Haddons prisvindende klassiker fra 2003 om en ung dreng med autisme og hans opklaring af mordet på naboens hund. Christopher John Francis Boone er 15 år og autist. En nat ser han naboens sorte puddel ligge død i haven gennemspiddet af en høtyv. Nu er det op til ham at opklare mordet. Hans efterforskning leder til ham til nye chokerende informationer om sin mors påståede død, der ryster hans grundlæggende tillid til hans far. Han tvinges nu til at møde verden på en helt nye måde. Mark Haddon fik store anmelderroser for sin nuancerede forståelse og beskrivelse af, hvordan omverdenen opleves med autisme. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" er en fin, rørende og overraskende fortælling, der giver ny indsigt i autisters indre liv.

A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and discovers unexpected truths about himself and the world. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read 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.