'A glimpse over the edge'

 

“From a good book, I want to betaken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness.” – MarkHaddon 

 

Born in England on Sept. 26, 1962Haddon is best known for his book and play The Curious Incident ofthe Dog in the Night-Time – about a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’ssyndrome and winner of the Whitbread Award, the Guardian Prize, and aCommonwealth Writers Prize.

                          

The author of 30 books and numerousshort stories, he said it was his “late” discovery of the joy of reading thattook him off a path headed toward a career in mathematics and onto one in thewriting world.   His most recent book Dogs and Monsterswas published in 2024.

 

Haddon utilizes a combination ofhumor, sensitivity and adventure in his writing.

 

He said his advice to new writers issimple: “Use your imagination, and you'll see that even the most narrow,humdrum lives are infinite in scope if you examine them with enough care.”