Dog In The Nighttime Dialogue

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Jimmy: Good morning and welcome to 32.33 home of the best wordsmith interviews Hymn. I’m Jimmy Jackson and joining me in the studio today is a highly esteemed author, winner of the Whitbread award, Guardian Prize, Commonwealth Writers Prize, writer of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime (TCDN)…. Please welcome…. Mark Haddon! Mark Haddon: Thank you for the invite, it's a pleasure to be here. Jimmy: Thank you for coming! Jimmy: To start off i'd like to commend your work on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime. The mystery murder novel is written through the eyes of Christopher Bonne which began following the murder of Wellington, the pet dog of Ms Shears, his neighbour. As Christopher nears the truth, his investigations unravel the personal mysteries within his family and revelations of lies and deceits begin to unfold, that lead him to question what he believes of the relationships intertwined in his life. Your use of the unique protagonist Christopher sees the world in black and white, truth and lie, a person oblivious in the face of irony or crude of humor enlarges into the enlightening peek of his genius and his vulnerability. Mark Haddon: Mh Hmm, I wanted the novel to not only unveil the peculiar idiosyncrasies of an individual with Asperger's syndrome but also communicate the onerous responsibilities in which he nesses. Jimster: Yes that is an interesting perspective of the novel. If you don't mind, I would love to discuss how you achieve the impact of personal choices on relationships through a number of powerful techniques. Mark Haddon: Of Course, who in particular would you like to talk about? …show more content…
Very interesting to see how she changed the relationship of his father and mother by a single choice of hers. And on that bombshell, thank you for joining me and sharing some insight on how choices deeply impacted relationships. Goodnight

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