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Mark Haddon

English writer and illustrator

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Born: October 28, 1962
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2019-06-17
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Birthplace: Northampton
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: writer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, poet
, novelist
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Education: Merton College
, Uppingham School
Spouse: Sos Eltis
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-03-01
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Notable work: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Mark Haddon is an English novelist, best known for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003). He won the Whitbread Award, the Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, the Guardian Prize, and a Commonwealth Writers' Prize for his work.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Website: markhaddon.com web feed url: markhaddon.com
Given name: Mark
Awards: O. Henry Award(2014)
Zilveren Zoen(2004)
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1.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00365.phpRetrieved 2026-09-22
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Costa Book Awards(2003)
Family name: Haddon
Start of work period: 1987
Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
Social media followers: 15,857(February 5, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 427360412
16,219(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 427360412
16,411(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 427360412
Name in native language: Mark Haddon
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Nominations: Booker Prize(2003) for work: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time · has characteristic: Booker Prize longlist
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Field of work: literary activity
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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children's and young adult literature
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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poetry
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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television screenwriting
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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radio drama
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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book illustration
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Has written for: TheGuardian.com

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