: Critics often refer to it as a "multimodal" piece because the book itself includes visual elements like maps, diagrams, and "smileys" that are essential to the storytelling.
The title itself is a reference to a specific "piece" of dialogue from the Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Narrative Power of the Visual in Multimodal Fiction The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Ti...
: It was adapted by Simon Stephens into a celebrated play . This version premiered at London’s National Theatre in 2012 and won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2015. : Critics often refer to it as a
is primarily a mystery novel . Published in 2003 by Mark Haddon, it is written from the first-person perspective of 15-year-old Christopher Boone. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Ti...