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The dialogue in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is clear, direct and realistic. It is a play within a play - split into two parts and plays with time and space.

Part ofEnglish LiteratureThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon uses a lot of direct speech in his novel, and Simon Stephens wrote his play using this dialogue as a starting point.