ABOUT THE BOOK:
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 colour 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.
REVIEW BY DANIA: (NONE)
OTHER INFORMATION:
Haddon and The Curious Incident won:
– the Whitbread Book Awards for Best Novel and Book of the Year, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book, and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize.
– Unusually, it was published simultaneously in separate editions for adults and children.
– The book The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night Time | Bookomaniacaluses prime numbers to number the chapters, rather than the conventional successive numbers. Originally written in English, it has been translated into 36 additional languages.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
1. Domestic Violence
2. Negative attitude towards people with autism
