(clockwise) 'Gilbert's Gobstoppers', some of the 'Agent Z' series, 'Fungus the Bogeyman' novel, movie adaptation of 'Fungus the Bogeyman'
'Coming Down The Mountain' 2007
At least 17 literary awards including:
- 2003 Whitbread Book of the Year
- 2004 Boeke Prize
- 2004 Alex Award
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- Book Trust Teenage Fiction Award
- Commonwealth Writers' prize for Best First Book
"WHEN MARK HADDON BEGAN TO WRITE WHAT WOULD BECOME THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, HE HOPED HE MIGHT SELL A FEW THOUSAND COPIES." - EXPRESS Uk
stage ADAPTATION
by simon stephens, directed by marianne elliot
Why a main character with asd?
" I don't remember deciding to become a writer. You decide to become a dentist or a postman. For me, writing is like being gay. You finally admit that this is who you are, you come out and hope that no one runs away. " - Mark haddon
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