The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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by Mark Haddon

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.

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.

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I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.

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I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.

— Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time