His logic and matter-of-fact attitude allow us to see the world fresh. This is exactly what Haddon gifts us with: Christopher’s narrative is so simple and yet uncovers a world of complex truths. Through reading his mother's letters he is able to digest the information in his own way and in his own time. Christopher uncovers the truth by reading. The way in which Christopher uncovers perhaps the greatest secret of the novel is no accident – there is a reason why he finds out that his mother is alive by reading letters from her. It is a gift that Haddon has given us and it is a testament to the power of writing and communicating. Haddon endows us with the necessary equipment (this novel) to be able to understand Christopher and to share his life and as a result we are introduced into the world of this young man in a way that no other character in the novel can fully do. We are let into his world in a way that other characters in the novel seem not to have access. The emotional outbursts of those around Christopher are told in a matter-of-fact way that makes episodes of rage somehow distant and often even more chilling. For this reason we become more and more tuned into the way in which Christopher views the world. We are effectively written into his story. For that reason we always feel close to Christopher: we are not only looking out on the world from his perspective but we are literally positioned in his shoes, holding the very novel that he is holding as he writes. Very early on we are made aware that the novel Christopher starts writing is the novel we have in our hands. All events are processed through his remarkable mind. The Broadway production, which opened in October 2014, won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.Everything in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is seen through the eyes of Christopher, the fifteen-year-old genius narrator with Asperger’s syndrome. The play premiered in London at the Royal National Theatre in August 2012 to warm reception. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens. Shears takes an unexpected turn, however, and he begins to discover surprising things about his dead mother. Shears who left his wife two years earlier. Shears by killing her dog, Christopher decides that his prime suspect is Mr. Reasoning that someone meant to hurt Mrs. Shears’ poodle Wellington lying dead on her lawn, he decides to investigate. He likes dogs because they are easy to understand and also because they do not tell lies. He has difficulties interpreting body language, and he does not understand jokes or metaphors. The protagonist of the story, Christopher John Francis Boone, is very intelligent but finds people confusing.
It reminds the reader of the emotional and social understanding that we bring to our interactions. The book provides an entry into a difficult time from an unusual world view. The novel is told from the first person point of view of a 15 year old young man with Asperger's Syndrome. The title of the book is taken from " Silver Blaze," a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
It won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the 2004 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a mystery novel by Mark Haddon which was first published in 2003. Front cover of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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