Agatha Christie Student Zaytsev D S Moscow 2013

Agatha Christie Student: Zaytsev D. S. Moscow, 2013

Agatha Christie is known all over the world as the Queen of Crime. She wrote 78 detective novels, 19 plays, and 6 romantic novels. Her books have been translated into 103 foreign languages. They are third best-selling books in the world (after Shakespeare's works and the Bible). Many of her novels and short stories have been filmed. The Mousetrap, her most famous play, is now the longest -running play in history of world theatre.

The current cast of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at St Martin's Theatre in the West End

English writer, "queen of the detective" (Queen of Crime). Agatha Christie on September 15, 1890, in Torkvey (Torquay), the County of Devon, England was born. She was educated at home and took singing lessons in Paris. The Agate, early lost the father, mother was engaged in education. In 1914 I married pilot Archibald Christie (Colonel Archibald Christie). In the years of World War I Agata Miller worked as the nurse in military hospital, studied pharmacology. In the same time, in breaks between watches, I started writing detective stories. Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920. That was the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, who became one of the most famous private detectives since Sherlock Holmes. By her own words, Agate started composing from simple imitation the sister who was already printed in magazines. The young writer considered that readers with prejudice will treat the author of detectives is the woman, and wanted to take itself a pseudonym Martin West or Mostin Gray. The publisher insisted on preservation own a name and a surname of the writer, having convinced her that the name of Agate was rare and was remembered. Young Agatha Christie

Someone’s collection of paperback books by Christie

The novels which weren't belonging to detective, left under Mary Uestmakkot's (Mary Westmacott) pseudonym. In total under this pseudonym was published 10 novels. In the press Agatha Christie's first novel ("A mysterious crime in Staylse"; The Mysterious Affair at Styles) appeared in 1920. Then there "was" also a private detective Belgian Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot) who has appeared further by the hero of 25 detective novels of Agatha Christie. The debut of other "private detective" - Ms. Marple (Miss Marple) - took place in 1930 when to the public there was a novel "The Murder at the Vicarage“. The real reader's success came to Agatha Christie in 1926 when on counters the novel "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" was published. David Suchet as private detective Hercule Poirot

Julia Mc. Kenzie as Miss Marple Episode scene from “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? ”

In 1926 mother Agate died, and her husband, colonel Archibald Christie, demanded divorce. Agatha Christie's reaction was so unexpected that the writer in the future hardly could explain it: Agate disappeared. Within several days it strenuously looked for and, at last, found in the hotel, registered under a name. . . the woman whom her husband was going to marry. In 1928 marriage Agate and Archibald Christie from whom daughter Rosalinda (Rosalind) was born, broke up. In 1930 Agatha Christie married again, the archeologist of sir Max Mallovan (Sir Max Mallowan). Since then it periodically spent some months in a year in Syria and Iraq in expeditions together with the husband. Agatha Christie on January 12, 1976 in Wellington, Oxfordshire died. At present (September 2003) Agatha Christie's grandson lives in England - Matthew Prichard (Mathew Prichard). Sir Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie

The last Poirot book, The Curtain, appeared shortly before the writer's death, and the last Miss Marple story, The Sleeping Murder, and her autobiography were published after her death. Agatha Christie's success with millions of readers lies in her ability to combine clever plots with excellent character drawing and a keen sense of humour with a great observation. Her plots always mislead the reader and keep him in suspense. He cannot guess who the criminal is. Fortunately, evil is always conquered in her novels. Agatha Christies language is simple and good and it is pleasant to read her books in the original. Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition

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