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In 2003, Haddon won the [[Whitbread Book Awards|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.<ref name=powells/> Despite being categorized as an adult book for some awards, Haddon also won the [[Guardian Children's Fiction Prize]] in 2003 for the book.<ref name=prize2003/> The book was also long-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/aug/15/bookerprize2003.thebookerprize|title=Booker longlist includes Amis, snubs Carey|last=Jordan|first=Justine|date=2003-08-15|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was adapted as a stage play and was successful for a long run.
In 2003, Haddon won the [[Whitbread Book Awards|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.<ref name=powells/> Despite being categorized as an adult book for some awards, Haddon also won the [[Guardian Children's Fiction Prize]] in 2003 for the book.<ref name=prize2003/> The book was also long-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/aug/15/bookerprize2003.thebookerprize|title=Booker longlist includes Amis, snubs Carey|last=Jordan|first=Justine|date=2003-08-15|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-11-01|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It was adapted as a stage play and was successful for a long run.


''The Curious Incident'' is written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy, Christopher John Francis Boone. In an interview at [[Powells.com]], Haddon claimed that this was the first book that he wrote intentionally for an adult audience; he was surprised when his publisher suggested marketing it to both adult and child audiences (it has been very successful with adults and children alike).<ref name="powells">Dave (10 October 2006), [http://www.powells.com/blog/interviews/the-curiously-irresistible-literary-debut-of-mark-haddon-by-dave "The curiously irresistible literary debut of Mark Haddon"], ''Powells.com''. Retrieved 31 August 2011.</ref> However, it has also been criticised by some autistic readers who objected to its 'depressing' depiction of Christopher, the autistic protagonist.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-03 |title=I have autism and the lack of authentic autistic voices in books angers me |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/apr/03/autism-voices-books-awareness-week|first=Sara |last=Barrett |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
''The Curious Incident'' is written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy, Christopher John Francis Boone. In an interview at [[Powells.com]], Haddon claimed that this was the first book that he wrote intentionally for an adult audience; he was surprised when his publisher suggested marketing it to both adult and child audiences (it has been very successful with adults and children alike).<ref name="powells">Dave (10 October 2006), [http://www.powells.com/blog/interviews/the-curiously-irresistible-literary-debut-of-mark-haddon-by-dave "The curiously irresistible literary debut of Mark Haddon"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003103117/http://www.powells.com/blog/interviews/the-curiously-irresistible-literary-debut-of-mark-haddon-by-dave |date=3 October 2015 }}, ''Powells.com''. Retrieved 31 August 2011.</ref> However, it has also been criticised by some autistic readers who objected to its 'depressing' depiction of Christopher, the autistic protagonist.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-03 |title=I have autism and the lack of authentic autistic voices in books angers me |url=https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/apr/03/autism-voices-books-awareness-week|first=Sara |last=Barrett |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


Haddon's short story "The Pier Falls" was longlisted for the 2015 [[Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award]], the richest prize in the world for a single short story.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/stefg/article1512207.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207014107/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/stefg/article1512207.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2015 |title=World's Richest Story Prize |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=1 February 2015}}</ref> He published a collection of short stories inspired by classical mythology called ''Dogs and Monsters'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Alex|author-link=Alex Clark (journalist) |date=2024-08-25 |title=Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – myth and legend refocused in deft short stories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/25/dogs-and-monsters-by-mark-haddon-review-myth-and-legend-refocused-in-deft-short-stories |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
Haddon's short story "The Pier Falls" was longlisted for the 2015 [[Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award]], the richest prize in the world for a single short story.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/stefg/article1512207.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207014107/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/stefg/article1512207.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 February 2015 |title=World's Richest Story Prize |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=1 February 2015}}</ref> He published a collection of short stories inspired by classical mythology called ''Dogs and Monsters'' in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Alex|author-link=Alex Clark (journalist) |date=2024-08-25 |title=Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon review – myth and legend refocused in deft short stories |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/25/dogs-and-monsters-by-mark-haddon-review-myth-and-legend-refocused-in-deft-short-stories |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Haddon is a [[vegetarian]]. He describes himself as a "hard-line [[atheist]]".<ref name="Times Online">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article647138.ece |title=Inside a curious mind|newspaper=The Times|first=Simon|last=Crompton|date=23 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604233218/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article647138.ece |access-date= 11 May 2008|archive-date=4 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="The Observer">{{cite news|url=http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/childrenandteens/story/0,,1189538,00.html |title=B is for bestseller|first=Mark|last=Haddon|newspaper=The Observer|date=11 April 2004|access-date=11 May 2008}}</ref> In 2019, he had heart bypass surgery. Later he contracted [[COVID-19]] and, as he recovered, was diagnosed with [[long COVID]]. He has struggled with "brain fog" that left him unable to read or write. In 2024 he spoke to ''[[The Guardian]]'' about his five-year-long process of partial recovery, saying that although he still could not read properly, the fog was "starting to thin a little".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haddon |first=Mark |date=2024-08-16 |title=The curious incident of the author who couldn't read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/16/the-curious-incident-of-the-author-who-couldnt-read-or-write-mark-haddon-on-long-covid-and-overcoming-five-years-of-brain-fog |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>   
Haddon is a [[vegetarian]]. He describes himself as a "hard-line [[atheist]]".<ref name="Times Online">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article647138.ece |title=Inside a curious mind|newspaper=The Times|first=Simon|last=Crompton|date=23 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604233218/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article647138.ece |access-date= 11 May 2008|archive-date=4 June 2010 }}</ref><ref name="The Observer">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/apr/11/booksforchildrenandteenagers.features3 |title=B is for bestseller|first=Mark|last=Haddon|newspaper=The Observer|date=11 April 2004|access-date=11 May 2008}}</ref> In 2019, he had heart bypass surgery. Later he contracted [[COVID-19]] and, as he recovered, was diagnosed with [[long COVID]]. He has struggled with "brain fog" that left him unable to read or write. In 2024 he spoke to ''[[The Guardian]]'' about his five-year-long process of partial recovery, saying that although he still could not read properly, the fog was "starting to thin a little".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haddon |first=Mark |date=2024-08-16 |title=The curious incident of the author who couldn't read or write: Mark Haddon on long Covid and overcoming five years of brain fog |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/16/the-curious-incident-of-the-author-who-couldnt-read-or-write-mark-haddon-on-long-covid-and-overcoming-five-years-of-brain-fog |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>   


Haddon lives in [[Oxford]] with his wife [[Sos Eltis]], a Fellow of [[Brasenose College]], Oxford, and their two sons.<ref name="Times Online"/>
Haddon lives in [[Oxford]] with his wife [[Sos Eltis]], a Fellow of [[Brasenose College]], Oxford, and their two sons.<ref name="Times Online"/>
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[http://books.guardian.co.uk/guardianchildrensprize2003/0,,989688,00.html The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2003] (top page). ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 20 May 2013.</ref>
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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.[1] Despite being categorized as an adult book for some awards, Haddon also won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2003 for the book.[2] The book was also long-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize. [3] It was adapted as a stage play and was successful for a long run.

The Curious Incident is written from the perspective of a 15-year-old boy, Christopher John Francis Boone. In an interview at Powells.com, Haddon claimed that this was the first book that he wrote intentionally for an adult audience; he was surprised when his publisher suggested marketing it to both adult and child audiences (it has been very successful with adults and children alike).[1] However, it has also been criticised by some autistic readers who objected to its 'depressing' depiction of Christopher, the autistic protagonist.[4]

Haddon's short story "The Pier Falls" was longlisted for the 2015 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, the richest prize in the world for a single short story.[5] He published a collection of short stories inspired by classical mythology called Dogs and Monsters in 2024.[6]

In 2023, he turned down an OBE for his services to literature, saying: 'I would feel uneasy accepting an honour which presumes an uncritical acceptance of the British Empire as a good thing.'[7]

Personal life

Haddon is a vegetarian. He describes himself as a "hard-line atheist".[8][9] In 2019, he had heart bypass surgery. Later he contracted COVID-19 and, as he recovered, was diagnosed with long COVID. He has struggled with "brain fog" that left him unable to read or write. In 2024 he spoke to The Guardian about his five-year-long process of partial recovery, saying that although he still could not read properly, the fog was "starting to thin a little".[10]

Haddon lives in Oxford with his wife Sos Eltis, a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, and their two sons.[8]

Works

For children

For adults

Poetry

Play

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ a b Dave (10 October 2006), "The curiously irresistible literary debut of Mark Haddon" Template:Webarchive, Powells.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. ↑ The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2003 (top page). The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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