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Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon (born 28 October 1962) is an English novelist, best known for ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Writers Prize for his work. Life, work and studies In 2003, Haddon won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award—in the Novels rather than Children's Books category—for ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''. He also won the Commonwealth Writers Prize in the Best First Book category, as ''The Curious Incident'' was considered his first book written for adults; he also won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime award judged by a panel of children's writers. The book was furthermore long listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. ''The Curious Incident'' is written from the perspective of an autistic 15-year-old boy, Christopher John Francis Boone. In an interview at Powells.com, Haddon claimed that this was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polar Bears (play)
''Polar Bears'' is a play by British writer Mark Haddon first produced by the Donmar Warehouse in London. Following previews from 1 April 2010, the play opened on 6 April 2010 where it ran until 22 May. The world premier production was directed by Jamie Lloyd. The German Oldenburgisches Staatstheater staged the play in 2012 under direction of K.D. Schmidt Original Cast * Sandy – Paul Hilton * John – Richard Coyle * Kay – Jodhi May * Margaret – Celia Imrie * Jesus – David Leon David Jeremy Leon (born 24 July 1980) is an English actor, director, writer and producer. As an actor, he is known for appearing in Rankin and Chris Cottam's 2002 feature film, ''Lives of the Saints'' (as the character Othello), and director ... * Girl – Skye Bennett/Alice Sykes References External linksProduction Listing {{Mark Haddon 2010 plays British plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Porpoise
''The Porpoise'' is a novel by English author Mark Haddon published in 2019, best known for his first novel ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''. It was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. Plot introduction The story begins when the unborn baby's mother is killed when a light-aircraft crashes, triggering her birth. Born into "part of a global aristocracy" since Hellenistic times, her father Philippe treats his daughter Angelica as a sexual plaything. An art dealer Darius opens her eyes on her dependency on her father. The Shakespeare play ''Pericles'' morphs Darius into Pericles, as the challenger to an incestuous father.''The Porpoise'' by Mark Haddon review – a fantastical voyage Retrieved 27/03/2021. The novel has glimpses into A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pier Falls
''The Pier Falls'' is the first short story collection by Mark Haddon published in 2016 and contains nine stories generally disturbing and dark. Mark Haddon is best known for his prize-winning first novel ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''. Stories * The Pier Falls (''New Statesman'' in April 2014) - The title story concerns the collapse of Brighton's West Pier on a Summer day in 1970 (in reality the pier was closed due to safety issues). Rivets start to fail as the structure falls into the sea, and many holidaymakers lose their lives as the death toll increases. * The Island (''Ox-Tales'', 2009) - Based on Greek Mythology, princess Ariadne is abandoned by Theseus on uninhabited Naxos where she has enjoyed all luxury in the past. But she now has to try to find food to keep herself alive. But she is immortal. * Bunny (runner up for BBC National Short Story Award 2015) - morbidly obese man Bunny finds love with his girlfriend Leah. She feeds him his favourite fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red House (Haddon Novel)
''The Red House'' was published in 2012 by English author Mark Haddon, set in Herefordshire in 2010. Plot Richard, a successful doctor attempts to reconcile his long-estranged sister Angela in the wake of the death of their mother. He invites her family to spend a week in the Herefordshire countryside near Hay-on-Wye in the Black Mountains. Richard has remarried Louisa and her wilful daughter Melissa; Angela has three children Max, Daisy and Benjy and her feckless husband Dominic. Over a week the two families mingle, falling out and making up with complex combinations in a holiday let in the eponymous Red House. The viewpoints of the eight family members are revealed as serious undercurrents appear from the past... Reception *Carol Birch writing in ''The Guardian'' praises the novel "Haddon achieves a remarkable mélange of streams of consciousness, snatches of books, music, TV, private thoughts, lists, letters, all intertwined with sharply observed vignettes of everyday banal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spot Of Bother
''A Spot of Bother'' is the second adult novel by Mark Haddon, who is best known for his prize-winning first novel ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time''. Like ''Curious Incident'', ''A Spot of Bother'' examines mental health issues from the perspective of the patient. An excerpt from ''A Spot of Bother'' (at that point titled ''Blood and Scissors'') was published in the book ''New Beginnings'', the proceeds from which were donated to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The book was adapted by Michel Blanc into a French film in 2009 (''Une petite zone de turbulences''). Plot The novel follows George Hall, a 57-year-old hypochondriac, and his family following George's retirement from a career manufacturing playground equipment. George has hypochondria, an excessive phobia for one's physical health. Certain that a skin lesion on his hip is a fatal cancer, George rejects Dr Barghoutian's diagnosis of eczema due to his previous misdiagnosis of Katie's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom! (novel)
''Boom!'' is a children's science fiction novel by Mark Haddon published in 2008. It is the revised version of Mark Haddon's ''Gridzbi Spudvetch!'', which was published in 1990. Plot Boom! tells the story of two best friends, Charlie and Jimbo (a nickname for James). When Jimbo's sister, Becky, says that the teachers are going to send him to a school for mentally ill children, Jimbo and Charlie sneak into the staff room, where they hid a walkie-talkie to eavesdrop on the teachers' conversation, in order to confirm what Becky said was true. None of the information they hear means anything (which points to the fact that Becky was just trying to scare Jimbo), except for the surprising fact that their teachers Mr. Kidd and Mrs. Pearce are speaking another language. After a while of dangerous investigating (for instance, sneaking into Mrs. Pearce's attic), Charlie and Jimbo are approached by a man in a suit at a restaurant who tells them to leave their teachers alone and then promptl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ice Bear's Cave
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Star Express
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