One of the most famous, best selling, and prolific writers of the 20 th century, Agatha Christie was one of England’s most cherished artists. While her work has nearly outsold and out-translated Shakespeare, she developed and set the precedent for how a perfect mystery and detective novel are set up. Additionally, her play, The Mousetrap, has been performed over 20,000 times since it was released in London.
Her main character creations are Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, both who solve mysteries and crimes in their own way. In the autobiography of Agatha Christie, she claims she was much more fond of Miss Marple – a character based on one of Agatha’s relations. In fact, in the last novel entitled Curtain, Poirot is killed off, but in Miss Marple’s last story, Sleeping Murder, the protagonist happily retires to her previous life.
Born to an American father and British mother, Christie never claimed to be an American nor did she want citizenship. She was happiest in England, close to her hometown and London. When she was younger, her mother always encouraged her to write as much as she could. She was taught at home, so that gave her plenty of opportunity to hone her craft as she began to write daily, conjuring up heroes and heroines who would solve some sort of crime. While her first marriage did not work out, she did have a daughter named Rosalind.
During her second marriage, Agatha was able to travel to the Middle East and other countries that became central locations in many of her novels she published. Many of her famous works include The Murder of Roger Acroyd, the famous Murder On The Orient Express, and Death On The Nile.
One event that inspired the movie Agatha was her disappearance from the public eye. Labeled as a stunt by the media, but in actuality a nervous breakdown due to the death of her mother, Christie abandoned her car and stayed in a small hotel for several days while the whole of England questioned her whereabouts. Upon her death in 1976, her daughter became the sole heir to the Christie fortune, followed by her grandson who now receives all royalties from works. Her works are still as popular as ever and new readers still buy her books everyday in order to enjoy, learn from, and follow the amazing detective work of her creations.
Reference:
http://www.biographyshelf.com/agatha_christie_biography.html
http://www.agathachristie.com/
Her main character creations are Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, both who solve mysteries and crimes in their own way. In the autobiography of Agatha Christie, she claims she was much more fond of Miss Marple – a character based on one of Agatha’s relations. In fact, in the last novel entitled Curtain, Poirot is killed off, but in Miss Marple’s last story, Sleeping Murder, the protagonist happily retires to her previous life.
Born to an American father and British mother, Christie never claimed to be an American nor did she want citizenship. She was happiest in England, close to her hometown and London. When she was younger, her mother always encouraged her to write as much as she could. She was taught at home, so that gave her plenty of opportunity to hone her craft as she began to write daily, conjuring up heroes and heroines who would solve some sort of crime. While her first marriage did not work out, she did have a daughter named Rosalind.
During her second marriage, Agatha was able to travel to the Middle East and other countries that became central locations in many of her novels she published. Many of her famous works include The Murder of Roger Acroyd, the famous Murder On The Orient Express, and Death On The Nile.
One event that inspired the movie Agatha was her disappearance from the public eye. Labeled as a stunt by the media, but in actuality a nervous breakdown due to the death of her mother, Christie abandoned her car and stayed in a small hotel for several days while the whole of England questioned her whereabouts. Upon her death in 1976, her daughter became the sole heir to the Christie fortune, followed by her grandson who now receives all royalties from works. Her works are still as popular as ever and new readers still buy her books everyday in order to enjoy, learn from, and follow the amazing detective work of her creations.
Complete List of Agatha Christie's Work
Reference:
http://www.biographyshelf.com/agatha_christie_biography.html
http://www.agathachristie.com/
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