Mark Haddon's bestselling story of a boy with Asperger's syndrome, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, was a crossover hit which found success with both adults and children. Ten years after it was first published, it is finding a new generation of readers through a prizewinning stage adaptation.
Haddon tells John Mullan how he never intended to write a book for children, and didn't realise that it was funny. He also explains how readers' reactions are often a "huge surprise" and why he regrets specifying his narrator's condition.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-Time by Mark Haddon (David Fickling)
