The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a bestselling mystery novel by Mark Haddon that follows a mathematically gifted autistic teenager as he investigates the death of a neighbor’s dog and uncovers deeper family secrets.
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Target entity: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel) Context triple: [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway production), basedOn, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel)]
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Target entity: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (novel) Target entity description: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a bestselling mystery novel by Mark Haddon that follows a mathematically gifted autistic teenager as he investigates the death of a neighbor’s dog and uncovers deeper family secrets.
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A.
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch is a famous 1654 trompe-l'œil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, depicting a life-sized goldfinch chained to its perch.
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B.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film, directed by Peter Jackson and based on Alice Sebold’s novel, that follows a murdered girl watching over her family and killer from the afterlife.
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C.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a drama film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, following a young boy’s emotional journey through New York City after losing his father in the 9/11 attacks.
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D.
The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy is a contemporary novel by J.K. Rowling that explores class, politics, and social tensions in a seemingly idyllic English town after a parish council member’s sudden death.
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E.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a Holocaust-themed novel by John Boyne that follows the forbidden friendship between a German boy and a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp, later adapted into a successful film and stage productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bestseller
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mystery novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway production)
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surface form:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)
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| adaptationType | stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Simon Stephens ⓘ |
| author | Mark Haddon ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
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surface form:
Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize
Whitbread Book of the Year ⓘ
surface form:
Whitbread Book of the Year Award
|
| centralEvent | investigation of neighbor’s dog’s death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ed Boone
ⓘ
Judy Boone ⓘ Siobhán ⓘ
surface form:
Siobhan
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| hasSubject |
autism
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crime investigation ⓘ family secrets ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-224-06474-4 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
adult novel
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children’s novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter |
Christopher Boone
ⓘ
surface form:
Christopher John Francis Boone
|
| notableFeature |
chapters numbered with prime numbers
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integration of mathematical diagrams and puzzles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 226 ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Christopher Boone
ⓘ
surface form:
Christopher John Francis Boone
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| protagonistTrait |
autistic teenager
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mathematically gifted ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| settingCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Swindon ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
disability and neurodiversity
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family relationships ⓘ independence ⓘ trust ⓘ truth and lies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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