Mark Haddon is a novelist known best for his book, The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time, in which he won the WhitBread Book of the Year Award. His book is about a boy named Christopher who has Asperger's Syndrome, a mental disorder, in which people have difficulties in social interactions. He fears strangers and new places, and screams when people touch him. Yet, he has an amazing memory and is mathematically gifted. His perspectives give the reader a different way of viewing events taking place. He sees things logically and takes words literally. This makes the book the international bestseller!.