Mark Haddon is a novelist and poet, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. He was born on September 26,1962 in Northampton and educated at Uppingham School and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied English. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel by Mark Haddon that won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year and the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ... and of the Merton College College name The House of Scholars of Merton Named after Walter de Merton Established 1264 Sister college Peterhouse, Cambridge Warden Prof. ...

In 2003, Haddon won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and Commonwealth Writers' Prize Overall Best First Book for his novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a book which is written from the perspective of a boy with Asperger's Disorder. Haddon's knowledge of autism comes from working with autistic people as a young man.^{[citation needed]} According to an interview with the author at Powells.com, this was the first book that Haddon wrote intentionally for an adult audience; he was surprised when his publisher suggested marketing it to both adult and child audiences. His second adult-novel, A Spot of Bother, was published in September 2006. The Whitbread Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... The Commonwealth Writers Prize was established in 1987. ... The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel by Mark Haddon that won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year and the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. ... Asperger described his patients as little professors. Aspergers syndrome (AS), is a pervasive developmental disorder commonly referred to as a form of high-functioning autism. ... Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior, all exhibited before a child is three years old. ... Powells NW 10th & Burnside entrance Powells City of Books is a bookstore in Portland, Oregon, and the largest independent bookstore in the United States. ... A Spot of Bother is the second adult novel by the author Mark Haddon, who is best known as the writer of his prize-winning first novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. ...

Mark Haddon is also known for his series of Agent Z books, one of which, Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars, was made into a 1996 Children's BBC sitcom. He also wrote the screenplay for the BBC television adaptation of Raymond Briggs's story Fungus the Bogeyman, screened on BBC1 in 2004. Author Mark Haddon Agent Z is a fictitious character in a series of comical children’s books written by British author Mark Haddon. ... Agent Z And The Penguin From Mars was a 1996 Childrens BBC sitcom, based on the book of the same name by Mark Haddon. ... CBBC is the brand for the BBCs childrens television output aimed at children over six, across BBC ONE, BBC TWO and the CBBC Channel. ... Sample from a screenplay, showing dialogue and action descriptions. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Raymond Briggs (born January 18, 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. ... Calvin the Bogeyman book cover Calvin the Bogeyman (1977) is a critically acclaimed childrens graphic novel by British artist Raymond Briggs. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Haddon is a vegetarian, and enjoys vegetarian cookery. He describes himself as a 'hard-line atheist'[1]. In an interview published in The Observer on Sunday 2004 April 11 Haddon said "I am atheist in a very religious mold". For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mark Haddon lives in Oxford and is married to Dr. Sos Eltis, a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. Dr Sos Eltis is a Fellow and Tutor in English of Brasenose College, Oxford. ... Brasenose College (in full: The Kings Hall and College of Brasenose) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...

Published Works

Youth titles

• Gilbert's Gobstopper
• Toni and the Tomato Soup
• A Narrow Escape for Princess Sharon
• Agent Z Meets the Masked Crusader
• Titch Johnson, Almost World Champion
• Agent Z Goes Wild
• At Home
• At Playgroup
• In the Garden
• On Holiday
• The Real Porky Phillips
• Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
• The Sea of Tranquility
• Secret Agent Handbook
• Agent Z and the Killer Bananas
• Ocean Star Express
• The Ice Bear's Cave
• Gridzbi Spudvetch!
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Author Mark Haddon Agent Z is a fictitious character in a series of comical children’s books written by British author Mark Haddon. ... Author Mark Haddon Agent Z is a fictitious character in a series of comical children’s books written by British author Mark Haddon. ... Author Mark Haddon Agent Z is a fictitious character in a series of comical children’s books written by British author Mark Haddon. ... Author Mark Haddon Agent Z is a fictitious character in a series of comical children’s books written by British author Mark Haddon. ...

For adults

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
• A Spot of Bother

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a novel by Mark Haddon that won the 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year and the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. ... A Spot of Bother is the second adult novel by the author Mark Haddon, who is best known as the writer of his prize-winning first novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. ...

Poetry

• The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea

External links

• Mark Haddon: The Virtual Tour
• The official A Spot of Bother Website (UK)
• Haddon on writing, from The Guardian
• Mark Haddon: This year's big read (The Independent, 2004 January 22)
• B is for bestseller (The Observer 2004 April 11)
• A brief biography
• Mark Haddon's Website
• Mark Haddon at www.contemporarywriters.com
• A Spot of Bother Website
• Spot of Bother Reviews at Metacritic.com
• Mark Haddon at the Internet Movie Database