Agatha Christie

Agatha christie (1890-1976), formerly known as Miller, is Agatha Marie Knalisa Miller. She was born in Torquay, Devon, England. Her father is English and her mother is English. 1 1 years old, his father died of illness, and his cultural accomplishment came entirely from his mother's education. Her mother is an open-minded woman and likes literature very much. She keeps her daughter by her side and often chats with her about world literary masterpieces to help her absorb the nutrition of literature. According to agatha christie's later recollection, "I first read Dickens' novels, which were influenced by Dickens and played a great role in my love of writing. Hard Times was my favorite book when I was a teenager. I also like Austin's works. My least favorite writer is Thackeray. "In Britain at that time, girls rarely had the opportunity to go to school, and the improvement of agatha christie's literary literacy benefited from reading.

Christie studied music in Paris when she was young, but her love of literature finally made her give up the road of becoming a singer. She married Colonel archibald Christie at the age of 24. During the First World War, she joined the Red Cross volunteer team and engaged in rescue work, which gave her the opportunity to get in touch with and understand the medicinal properties of various poisons, thus laying the foundation for the application of medicinal properties in future novels. After returning from the front, she began to write. In fact, when she was a teenager, she was encouraged by her mother to write a short story. Although it was not published, it aroused her creative desire. She once made a bet with her sister that she would be an excellent novelist when she grew up. Christie's earliest creation was poetry, and she also wrote a play about incest. Later, she wrote a long article. What she just started writing is rather boring, and she doesn't want to read any more. After years of exploration, she began to love detective stories while reading and writing. It was Conan Doyle's detective stories that opened her mind and vision, and Holmes became a hero in her heart. Imitating Conan Doyle's writing style, she wrote her first detective novel Mystery in stiles at the age of 30.

In The Mystery of stiles, Christie created a detective, an artistic model whose appearance and personality are completely different from Sherlock Holmes-Poirot. Poirot is a Belgian, short stature, with a crooked beard, ugly appearance and a special cleanliness. There are many "small gray cells" in his mind-the so-called reasoning factors. According to Christie's description, Poirot is based on a Belgian tramp in her hometown. Sherlock Holmes is good at fighting, but Poirot doesn't know martial arts. He used his brain to solve crimes. Holmes has a doctor Watson as his assistant, while Bog is set off by the tall Captain Hastings. Hastings' way of thinking is always half a beat slower than Poirot's, which shows Poirot's keen judgment. The two people cooperate well, which is very dramatic for the partner.

At first, the fate of the "Stiles Mystery" was like a "bloody book". The publisher was not interested in the novel and was rejected by six publishers. One publishing house kept the manuscript in a drawer for nine months, which worried Christie. This book was finally published by John Lane Publishing House in 1920, with 2000 copies printed, and the remuneration was the same as that of "A Study of Blood Characters", only 25 pounds.

But the publication of this novel gave Christie a shot in the arm. She also wrote five or six detective novels, two of which still feature Poirot, and did not cause a sensation after publication; Another novel, The Man in Brown, was well received after its publication, but the detective Poirot did not appear in the book. 1926, Christie wrote "The Mystery of Roger" (also translated "The Murder of Roger Aklow"), which became famous at one fell swoop. This novel is about a rich gentleman in rural England who died in his study after his throat was cut. The informant asked Poirot to solve the case. In her novels, Christie described this tortuous and confusing case with a new narrative method, which won the welcome of British readers and made agatha christie a household name overnight.

In the days when Christie's works became popular, something strange happened in her personal life. First, her mother died, and then her husband, Colonel archibald Christie, had a lover named Tisha Neil and decided to divorce her. These two things gave her a great blow and cast a shadow over her life. Christie suddenly disappeared, and the British police dispatched 500 detectives, bringing police dogs and planes to conduct a large-scale search in the jungle. The radio also reported the mysterious disappearance of British popular female writer Christie, which also attracted Conan Doyle's attention. Conan Doyle also participated in the survey and predicted: "Christie will never commit suicide. I believe she will appear in front of readers within a month." Sure enough, on the first 12 day after her disappearance, the police finally found her in the famous tourist resort Haruman Hotel. Christie uses the pseudonym "Tisha Neil" (the name of her husband's lover). Agatha christie later explained that it was because she suffered from amnesia. After half a year's rest, she recovered.

1928, agatha christie officially divorced her husband, ending her 14-year marriage, but she still wrote under the pseudonym of Christie. Two years later, in an archaeological activity, she met Professor Max Mallowan, who was younger than her. They fell in love at first sight, fell in love soon and got married soon. After their marriage, they often visited historical sites in the Middle East, which also settled Christie's mood. That romantic trip also provided a lot of material for female writers to write foreign detective novels. Such as "The Cat in the Pigeon".

According to agatha christie's self-report: "The second marriage was quite happy, which not only boosted my confidence in life, but also made me devote myself to writing." Soon, she wrote Murder in the Father's House, Murder on the Orient Express, Tragedy on the Nile, Ten Little Black Boys (translated into no one lives), Mousetrap, Silent Witness, Curtain and other works that caused a sensation in the world literary world. Every work is warmly welcomed by readers, and Poirot, the character in the book, becomes the second world-class detective after Sherlock Holmes.

Christie's writing speed is amazing. Although she is not good at typing with a typewriter (she can only type with three fingers), it only took her two months to write a novel of 200,000 words. She likes to lie in the bathtub and eat apples while thinking about novels. Once the idea is mature, she writes quickly. She said: "My first step in writing a book is to conceive the framework of the story, which has always been worrying. I can't settle down without writing it. " She wrote 70 detective stories, 14 plays and 20 short stories, 6 love stories and 2 children's books in her life. Can be said to be a prolific and high-quality writer. Her literary position in Britain has greatly surpassed that of Conan Doyle. At the age of 66, she was awarded the Best Medal of the British Empire and an honorary doctorate in literature by the University of Exeter. French President Charles de Gaulle claimed to be a fan of Christie, and Queen Mary of England regarded reading agatha christie's novels as the best enjoyment. Queen Mary's 80th birthday was celebrated by BBC Radio. The reporter asked the Queen what programs she liked, and Queen Mary designated to play agatha christie's works. The rewards and encouragement from the upper class greatly enhanced agatha christie's popularity. Her famous detective play "The Mousetrap" has been staged on the British stage for 30 years, creating an enduring record in the history of drama. Her works have been translated into 103 and published in 157 countries. According to the statistics of 1988, the total print run reached 400 million copies, making it the best-selling book in the world, and ranking among the top three best-selling books in the world together with the Bible and Shakespeare's plays.

1975, agatha christie wrote her last novel "The Curtain", which killed the detective Poirot and amazed many readers. The following year, 65438+ 10/2, agatha christie died peacefully in Wallingford, England. She lived to be 85 years old. Her second husband, Professor Mallowan, was knighted for his academic achievements, so Christie became a lady of knighthood. But she herself won the title of a lady in 197 1 Because of her achievements in writing detective stories, she was accepted as a member of the Royal Society of Literature and later awarded the title of "Detective Queen" by the Queen of England. These honors surpassed those of Conan Doyle before his death, and his reputation was no less than that of any pure literary novelist in Britain of his time.

In her later years, she recalled her writing career and wrote an autobiography. Autobiography of agatha christie is a biographical literature with beautiful style. Autobiography provides readers with first-hand information about the life of the "Detective Queen" and has become an important document in the history of detective novels. Her life story was made into a biopic Agatha. She became a master of detective stories in British and even world literary circles.

Chinese title First edition English title of time protagonist (slash followed by American title)

The Mysterious Case in stiles (the Mysterious Event in stiles) 1920 (PHJ) The Mysterious Event in stiles.

Hidden Danger (Young Adventurer) 1922 Secret Opponents

Mystery of Golf Course 1923 PH Murder on Golf Course

The man in the brown suit.

The Prime Minister's Kidnapping Case (Short Story)1924 PHPoirot Investigation

Hunting in Famous Gardens (Mystery of Chimney Architecture)/The Secret of Chimney in KLOC-0/925b

The murder of Roger Ackroyd (The Mystery of Roger) 1926p The murder of Roger Ackroyd.

Four demons (Big Four) (not included in Guizhou Publishing House) 1927 PH Big Four

The Secret of the Blue Express 1928p The Mystery of the Blue Train

Mystery of Seven Dials 1929 B Mystery of Seven Dials

Criminal gangs (short stories) 1929 T commit crimes in partnership.

The Mysterious Mr. Quinn (Short Story) 1930 Ask the Mysterious Mr. Quinn

Mystery of Apartment 1930m Pastor's House Murder

Stafford mystery (mysterious Seaford) Hazmore's Seaford mystery/murder.

At stake () 1932 PHJ at stake.

The grass of death (short story) 1932m the third question/Tuesday's club murder

Dog of Death (Short Story) 1933 Dog of Death

Records of human nature (death of Sir Edgewell, ominous banquet) 1933 phjLord edgware died at dinner/XIII.

Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express/Calais Coach murder.

Golden Opportunity (Short Story) 1934 The Mystery of Lisztdale

Adventure Romance (Short Story) 1934 Investigation of Elo Parker Pine/Detective Parker Pine

Murder on the Cliff 1934 Why don't they ask Evans? /boomerang clues (? )

Three-act tragedy 1935p Three-act tragedy/Three-act murder

Strange case in the cloud 1935 pj Death in the cloud/Death in the air

ABC murder 1936 PHJ ABC murder

Card in Card (Base Card) 1936 POBR Desk Card

Mystery of Ancient Tomb (Murder in Mesopotamia) 1936 P Murder in Mesopotamia

Dumb witness (silent witness) 1937 Ph dumb witness/Poirot lost a client.

Nile massacre 1937 PR Nile massacre

Murder in a hidden lane (short story)/murder in kloc-0/937p news/mirror of the dead.

An appointment with death 1938p An appointment with death.

A Christmas Story by Poirot 1938 p A Christmas in hercule poirot

Nobody lives (in the case of Strange Island, ten Indian children) 1939 and then one/ten little Indians/Niger.

It's not hard to kill 1939b It's easy to kill/easy to kill.

Short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) 1939v/ riddle of regatta and other stories.

H manor lunch 1940 P Sad Cypress

Dentist homicide 1940PJ "One, two, buckle my shoes"/patriotic murders; Excessive death

Evil in the sun (murder in the sun) 194 1 p evil in the sun.

Sangsusilek (spy sea) 194 1 T N or m?

Mystery of female corpse in library (Miss Mapal, female corpse in study) 1942 M The corpse in the library.

Beer homicide 1943p Five Little Pigs/Review of Killing

Sedative evil (magic hand) 1943 M finger.

Towards the decisive moment (zero) 1944 B towards zero.

Death is over. Death comes as an end.

Memories of death (the day when all souls die) 1945

Fantasy house 1946p valley/murder after work

Hercules' Great Achievements (Short Stories) 1947p Hercules' Labor

Heritage storm (high tide season)1948pLook at the flood/tide.

Collection of short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) 1948 p/ witness prediction and other stories.

Strange house (deformed house) 1949 crooked house

Murder notice 1950 MC announced a murder.

Three blind mice (not included in Guizhou Publishing House) (short story) 1950V/ Three blind mice and other stories

They arrived in Baghdad on 195 1.

Short story collection (repeated with other short story collections, not included)1951p/the under dog and other stories.

Death of the cleaning lady (murder of the cleaning lady) 1952 PO Mrs. McGinty is dead.

The Mystery of Manor (Mirror Magic) 1952 m They use mirrors to make/kill people.

After the funeral1953pAfter the funeral/funeral is fatal.

Rye Mystery 1953 M A Bag of Rye

Unknown destination 1954 unknown destination/so many steps to death.

Murder in the dormitory of foreign students (murder in an international school)1955 Plhickory Dickory Dock/Hickory Dickory died.

Lost of the Old House (Fake Play Really Made) 1956 POL Stupid Behavior of the Dead

Witnesses to Paddington's murder1957mc4.50/What did Mrs. McGillicuddy see?

Ordered murder (accident) 1958 innocent torture

Campus Mystery (Cat in Pigeon) 1959 P Cat in Pigeon

Female corpse in the snow (short story)1the adventure of 960 v Christmas pudding

Cangma 196 1 Cangma

Collection of short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) 196 1v/ double crimes and other stories.

Late revenge (broken mirror murder) 1962 MC The mirror cracked from one side to the other/The mirror cracked.

Strange clock riddle (clock) 1963 P clock

Caribbean mystery 1964 M caribbean mystery

Bertram Hotel Mystery (Bai Cuimen Hotel Mystery) 1965 M at bertram Hotel.

Apartment girl (the third girl) 1966 POL The third girl

Long night (this night is continuous) 1967 endless night

Xu Yangling's cloud of doubt (thumbs up) 1968t was punctured by my thumb.

Halloween murder 1969

Tianya passerby 1970 passengers go to Frankfurt

Nemesis 197 1 Mi Nemesis

Short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) 197 1/ golden ball and other stories.

The Shadow of Old Sin (The Mystery of Cliff) 1972 The Boer Elephant can remember it.

Doors of Destiny 1973 Doors of Destiny

The masked woman (short story) 1974 P Poirot's early case.

Curtain (curtain, ending-the last case of Poirot) 1975 PH curtain: the last case of Poirot.

Mysterious Villa (Sleeping Murder, Resurrection) 1976 M Sleeping Murder

Miss Ma Puer's Case (Short Story) 1979m The Last Case of Miss Ma Puer

The Mysterious Third Party in Polena Bay (Short Story) 1992 V Problem

The great detective hercule poirot Poirot

H = Hastings Poirot's faithful partner Hastings.

J = Detective Japp from Scotland Yard, Japp.

Miss Lemon Poirot's secretary, Miss Mona Lee.

Ariadne Oliver Poirot's good friend, Mrs Oliver.

Another protagonist, Miss Ma Puer.

T = Tommy & two pence beresford, Tommy and Dubens.

Other protagonists: C = craddock, Q = Harlequin, Y = Parker Pine, B = Battle of Supervision, R = Johnny.

Selected scripts of mousetrap 1993 selected scripts of mousetrap.

Selected witness scripts of the plaintiff 1993 witness.

Night Shadows with Residual Light (Short Stories) 1997 As a Light Laser

Multicolored tea sets and other stories (short stories) 1997 clown tea sets and other stories

Love Syria (Travel Notes) 1946 Come and tell me how you live.

Autobiography of agatha christie 1977 Autobiography