Mark Haddon écrit avec un aperçu unique de la psyché humaine, explorant les thèmes de la différence et de la compréhension. Sa maîtrise stylistique réside dans sa capacité à entraîner les lecteurs dans l'esprit de personnages naviguant dans les normes sociales conventionnelles. S'appuyant sur son travail antérieur auprès de personnes autistes, les récits de Haddon offrent des représentations authentiques et profondes. Ses œuvres sont appréciées pour leur intelligence et leur résonance émotionnelle.
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Vous prévoyez d'annoncer votre mariage à votre famille ? Un conseil : ne faites pas comme Katie ! Choisissez bien votre moment et faites preuve de diplomatie. Surtout si l'heureux élu est une brute épaisse dotée d'un pois chiche à la place du cerveau. Présentez les choses avec tact et délicatesse. Tout particulièrement si votre famille cache, derrière les apparences de la plus tranquille bourgeoisie londonienne, quelques prédispositions au dérapage collectif... Il faut dire que pour Katie, entre un père hypocondriaque, une mère volage, un frère homosexuel qui n'assume pas son orientation, sans compter son propre caractère de cochon, la situation a de quoi devenir... légèrement délicate !
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, each title in the 'Sparknotes' series contains complete plot summary and analysis, key facts about the work, an analysis of the major characters, suggested essay topics, themes, motifs, and symbols, and an explanation of important quotations.
The Sidebottoms, the nightmare neighbours of all time, have moved! Moved in next door to Ben's family... For the gang, Ben, Barney and Jenks, this is a state of emergency and calls for the one and only mighty Agent Z and a penguin...!
More mischief from those practical jokers, the Crane Grove Crew, by the author of the bestselling The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time .Ben’s repulsive cousin, T.J., comes to stay. He discovers an incriminating videotape of Agent Z activities and blackmails Ben into becoming his slave. Meanwhile, Ben, Jenks and Barney embark on their first film, entitled Invasion of the Killer Bananas. When T.J. disappears, however, the film points towards Ben, Jenks and Barney as murder suspects! In an attempt to clear their names, the boys use all the cunning of Agent Z to try and lure T.J. home and into the hands of the police…
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother.
The Modern Maverick will help you figure out your own definition of success and gives you the courage and tools to pursue it effectively.
'The real redemption in these superbly gripping stories comes from their canny human detail, and the vivid, unsettling clarity they bring to our lives.’ Sunday Times 'He writes with the craft of Julian Barnes or, even, Truman Capote.’ The Times An expedition to Mars goes terribly wrong. A seaside pier collapses. A thirty-stone man is confined to his living room. One woman is abandoned on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean. Another woman is saved from drowning. Two boys discover a gun in a shoebox. A group of explorers find a cave of unimaginable size deep in the Amazon jungle. A man shoots a stranger in the chest on Christmas Eve. In this first collection of stories by the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Mark Haddon demonstrates two things: first that he is a master of the short form (several of the stories have been longlisted for prizes), second that his imagination is even darker than we had thought.
In the ten essays in this book some of our finest authors and passionate advocates from the worlds of science, publishing, technology and social enterprise tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken forgranted, how reading transforms our brains, and how literature can save lives.
Exploring the depths of Greek mythology, Mark Haddon reinterprets ancient tales with a modern lens. He delves into themes of love, mortality, and the human condition through stories like Eos and Tithonus, where eternal life becomes a burden, and the Minotaur's tale transforms into a poignant reflection on maternal love amidst patriarchal monstrosities. Other narratives address contemporary issues, revealing the timelessness of human struggles. Haddon's prose combines sharp observation with empathy, offering a rich tapestry that connects past and present experiences.
That Mark Haddon's first book after The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a book of poetry will perhaps come as a surprise to his legions of fans; that it is also one of such virtuosity and range will simply astonish them. The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea reveals a poet of great versatility and formal talent: all the gifts so admired in Haddon's prose are in strong evidence here - the humanity of his voices, the dark humour and the uncanny ventriloquism - but Haddon is also a writer of considerable seriousness, lyric power and surreal invention. Here are bittersweet love-lyrics, lucid and bold new versions of Horace, comic set-pieces, lullabies, wry postmodern shenanigans (including a note from the official board of censors on 18 certificate poetry), and an entire John Buchan novel condensed to five pages. The Talking Horse and the Sad Girl and the Village Under the Sea will consolidate his reputation as our most powerful myth-weavers and spell-makers, as well as one of the most outrageous and freewheeling imaginations at work in contemporary literature.
An explosive, highly-charged and hilarious adventure from Mark Haddon, acclaimed author of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME.
Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and her family to join him for a week at a vacation home in the English countryside, which results in a symphony of long-held grudges, fading dreams and rising hopes.
A tale told from rotating viewpoints traces seven days of bitterly comic family dynamics and confrontation when a wealthy doctor invites his estranged sister's family to join his newly blended one at a vacation home in the English countryside
This is a tongue-in-cheek fairy story with modern applications. Princess Sharon is determined not be married to her father's choice, the creepy Count Colin. Her father has chosen this suitor as the marriage would have financial benefits for him, however, the wicked arch wizard has other ideas.
In anticipation of the first lunar landing, a little boy in London fantasizes about astronauts walking in space, orbiting the earth, and flying to the moon, and one July day, his dream becomes a reality.
This title is part of a series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human.
A Study Guide for Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Mstitel - Frederick Forsyth / Flirtování s Petem - Barbara Delinsky / Výročí - Amy Gutman / Podivný případ se psem - Mark Haddon
Co byste dělali, kdybyste zjistili, že se vaše na první pohled nudná a nenápadná dějepisářka v soukromí chová... přinejmenším divně? Džimbo je obyčejný školák, který má už tak svých starostí dost: jeho táta nemá práci a k tomu příšerně vaří, maminka má naopak práce až moc a starší sestra je naprosto nemožná. Když ale spolu se svým všetečným kamarádem Charliem začne zkoumat, co mají záhadné školní události znamenat, jdou všechny všední problémy stranou. Události ovšem naberou nečekaný směr a klučičí pátrání se brzy zvrhne v praštěné dobrodružství vpravdě celoplanetárního významu...
Stel je een droomzomer voor in de nabije toekomst. Alles staat in bloei. Het gras zo groen dat je het kunt proeven. De zon op je huid. De zoete geur van honing. Een hand die je been aanraakt. Je wordt verliefd op degene op wie je niet verliefd zou moeten worden. Stel je voor dat deze wereld verandert in een chaos en jouw droomzomer verandert in een nachtmerrie. Dit overkomt de 15-jarige Daisy uit New York, die de zomer doorbrengt bij haar neven en nichtje in Engeland. Dit is een loepzuiver en tijdloos verhaal over liefde, verlies en overleven in tijden van oorlog.
la strana avventura sul pianeta Plonk
Anche se è un ragazzino vivace, a scuola Jim non è che sia molto brillante: qualcuno - ma è solo la sorella - dice che corre addirittura il rischio di finire in un istituto per bambini ritardati. D'altra parte, non sarebbe male sapere cosa pensano di lui gli insegnanti. Meno male che il suo amico Charlie ha un'idea davvero brillante: basta nascondere un walkie-talkie in sala professori! Detto fatto. I prof arrivano, discutono, se ne vanno. Anzi no, Mr Kidd e Mrs Pearce restano, e una volta soli iniziano a parlare in una strana lingua: sono forse rapinatori di banca che comunicano in codice? o spie? o marziani? I due nascondono un segreto, Jim e Charlie ne sono convinti; e iniziano la loro indagine senza sapere che si stanno mettendo davvero nei guai: Charlie scompare, Jim rischia di essere a sua volta rapito. E a questo punto la storia decolla verso un pianeta misterioso, a 70.000 anni luce dalla Terra.
