Brief introduction of agatha christie's life

Brief introduction of agatha christie's life

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 takes her daughter with her, and often tells her famous works of world literature 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 several years of exploration, she read and wrote, and gradually fell in love with detective stories. 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 Chunmen 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 at the Pastor's House, Murder on the Orient Express, Tragedy on the Nile, Ten Little Black Boys, Mousetrap, Silent Witness, Curtain and other works that have 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 Rat Trap 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.

Agatha christie (1890 ~ 1976) wrote more than 80 works, 10 collections of short stories, 6 serious novels under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott, 17 plays, and wrote poems.

Among them, there are more than 60 novels (I downloaded 66 kinds) and short stories 10 (I downloaded 1 1 species). In detective novels, there are also some thrillers.

Someone on the Internet classified Grandma's novels into the following categories according to the killing methods described in her novels:

(asphyxiation): it means that the deceased was strangled; Ji 14 department

(Stab): It means that the deceased was stabbed to death; Ji 13 department

(Drowning): indicates that the deceased was drowned; Ji 4 bu

(gun): means that the deceased was shot; Ji 19 department

(Poison): means that the deceased was poisoned; Counting 34 departments

(Beating): refers to the death of the deceased by beating his head. Ji 14 department

I think this is the classification of detective story fans. As for me, I prefer to classify novels according to their main characters.

My classification is as follows:

A novel featuring hercule poirot and his friends (with the first edition and original title).

A 1 works featuring Poirot (15)

1. Roger mystery 1926 Roger Ackroyd murder case

2. The Secret of the Blue Express 1928 The Mystery of the Blue Train

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

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4. Three Acts of Tragedy 1935 Three Acts of Tragedy/Three Acts of Murder

5. Mystery of Ancient Tomb (Murder in Mesopotamia) 1936 Murder in Mesopotamia

6. Appointment with Death 1938 Appointment with Death

7. Poirot's Christmas Story 1938 Christmas in hercule poirot/Murder for Christmas; Murder holiday

8. have lunch at h manor 1940 Sad Cypress

9. Evil in the sun 194 1 evil in the sun.

10. beer murder 1943 five little pigs/murder review

1 1. Empty house 1946 valley/murder after work

12. Heritage storm (high tide season) 1948 Take advantage of flood/tide.

13. After the funeral 1953 After the funeral/the funeral is fatal.

14. Strange clock riddle (clock) 1963 clock

15. campus doubt cloud (cat in pigeon) 1959 cat in pigeon

A2 works featuring Poirot and Captain Hastings (4)

1. golf course mystery 1923 Lincks murder.

2. Four Demons 1927 Four Big.

3. The dumb witness 1937/ Poirot lost a client.

4. Curtain (ending) 1975 Curtain: Poirot's Last Case

A3 works feature Poirot, Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard (4).

1. Mysterious events in stiles 1920.

2. Danger at the end of the house 1932 Danger at the end of the house

3. Records of Human Nature (Death of Sir Edgewell) 1933 Death of Lord Edgewell/XIII at dinner.

4.ABC murder 1936 ABC murder

A4 works featuring detectives Poirot and Japp (2 parts)

1. Strange case in the cloud 1935 Death in the cloud/death in the air.

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

A5 works include Poirot, Poirot's secretary Mona Lee and detective novelist Ariadne Oliver (3 works).

1. apartment girl (the third girl) 1966 POL the third girl.

2. The Shadow of Old Sin (The Mystery of Cliff) 1972 Poles can remember it.

3. The lost track of the ancient house (fake play but real action) 1956 POL The folly of the dead.

A6 Poirot's works featuring others (5 parts)

1. Cards (bottom card) 1936 Cards on the table (with Mrs. Oliver, Sheriff Bater of Scotland Yard and Colonel Rice)

2. Tragedy on the Nile 1937 Death on the Nile (with Colonel Reyes)

3. The death of the cleaning lady 1952 Mrs. McGinty died (with Mrs. Oliver)

4. Murder in the dormitory of foreign students (murder in an international school) 1955/Death of Pecan Dicory (with Secretary Miss Mona Lee).

5. Halloween murder 1969 Halloween party (with Mrs. Oliver)

A novel featuring Poirot and his friends: * * * * 33.

A collection of short stories by hercule poirot and his friends (6 parts)

1. The kidnapping of the Prime Minister (1924)

2. Murder in an Underground Lane (1937)

3. Twelve Mysteries of the Great Detective (1947)

4. Female corpse in the snow (1960)

5. Masked woman (1974)

6. Mysterious third party (1992)

A work featuring amateur detective Jane Ma Puer.

B 1 Dragon works featuring Miss (9 parts)

1. The Mystery of Apartment 1930 Murder of Pastor's House

2. The mystery of the female corpse in the library (Miss Ma Puer) 1942 The corpse in the library.

3. The crime of sedation (magic hand) 1943 moving fingers

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

5. Rye mystery 1953 A bag of rye

6. caribbean mystery 1964 caribbean mystery

7. Mystery of bertram Hotel 1965 at bertram Hotel.

8. Nemesis 197 1 Nemesis

9. Mysterious Villa (Sleeping Murder) 1976 Sleeping Murder

B 1 A novel featuring Miss Ma Puer and Middleton police inspector Crad Craddock (3 in total).

1. Murder notice 1950 announced a murder case.

2. What did the witness of Paddington murder1957 4.50/Mrs. McGillicuddy see?

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

The novel by Miss Ma Puer and her friends: * * * * 12.

B 1 Collection of Short Stories by Miss Ma Puer and Her Friends (Part 2)

1. Dead grass (1932)

2. The case of Miss Ma Puer (1979)

A novel featuring detective novelist Mrs Ariadne Oliver (Poirot's good friend).

Grey horse 196 1 grey horse

Besides, Mrs Oliver has cooperated with Poirot and others in Card in Card, Halloween Murder, Death of Cleaning Woman, Apartment Girl, Shadow of Old Sin and Lost in an Old House.

Works of Bater, Director of Scotland Yard (4)

1. Hunting in Famous Gardens (Mystery of Chimney Architecture) 1925 The Secret of Chimney

2. The riddle of seven dials 1929 The riddle of seven dials

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

4. Towards the decisive moment (zero) 1944 Towards zero

In addition, in Card in Card, Sheriff Bater cooperates with Poirot and others.

Works featuring Johnny (2)

1. The man in the brown suit 1924

2. The memory of death (the death of all souls) 1945 Sparkling cyanide/Death in memory

In addition, in The Massacre on the Nile, Colonel Reyes cooperated with Poirot; In Card in Card, Colonel Les collaborates with Poirot, Sheriff Bater and Mrs Oliver.

F with Tommy and Tupps (Tommy &; Tuppence Beresford) as the protagonist (5 works)

1. hidden danger (young adventurer) 1922 secret adventurism

2. Criminal gangs (short episode) 1929 commit crimes in partnership

3. Visit from Susan Susie (Spy Sea) 194 1

4. Xu Yangling's cloud of doubt (thumbs up) 1968 was punctured by my thumb.

5. Doors of Destiny 1973 Doors of Destiny

A work featuring harley quin.

Mysterious Mr Quinn (short episode) 1930 mysterious Mr Quinn

H works feature Parker Pine.

Adventure Romance (Collection of Short Stories) 1934 Parker Pine Survey/Detective Parker Pine

First, long works featuring others (8) (mostly one-off)

1. Murder on the Cliff 1934 Why do they ask Evans? /boomerang clues (? )

2. The strange island case (nobody lives there, ten Indian children) 1939 and then one/ten little Indians/Nigel.

3. Death ends 1945 Death comes as the end.

4. Strange house (deformed house) 1949 crooked house

They came to Baghdad by camel.

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

7. Ordered murder (accident) 1958 God acquitted

8. Tianya Passers-by 1970 Passengers to Frankfurt

I. Short stories featuring others (mostly one-off) (4 articles)

1. Dead Dog (short story collection) 1933 Dead Dog

2. Golden Opportunity (Short Series) 1934 The Mystery of Listdale

3. Three Blind Mice (Short Stories) 1950

4. The mysterious third party (short episode) 1992 problem lies in Polaina Bay 1997.

1997/ Clown Tea Set

On this basis, we can briefly summarize.

Grandma's favorite protagonist is Poirot. He has 33 novels and 6 short stories, and there are 15 novels with Poirot as the protagonist alone.

Grandma's favorite supporting role is Captain Hastings. He has appeared in eight novels, four of which are his partners with Poirot.

As another supporting role of Poirot, Inspector Japp appeared in six novels.

Poirot worked with Miss Mona Lee, the secretary, Mrs Oliver, the sheriff of Scotland Yard and Colonel Rice. Among them, Sheriff Bater, Mrs Oliver and Colonel Les also worked independently.

Detectives like Poirot and Miss Ma Puer have never met.

Grandma's favorite heroine is Miss Ma Puer, who has appeared in nine novels and three short stories.

Mrs Oliver is also one of grandma's favorite female characters. She once worked independently and cooperated with Poirot six times.

Grandma likes Tommy and Tupps very much. They play the leading roles in five novels in succession.

Grandma's second favorite hero is Sheriff Bater. He is like a log. She wrote four novels featuring him, and he also collaborated with Poirot and others on Card in Card.

Colonel Reyes is grandma's third favorite hero. He once had two novels featuring him. He also cooperated with Poirot and others in "Card in Card" and "Nile Massacre".

In grandma's short stories, there are many protagonists, besides the characters above, there are Quinn, Parker Pine and so on.

Although Grandma created two famous images of Poirot and Miss Ma Puer, her best work is a work without detectives. This work is not even like a detective novel, that is, uninhabited, which is also called Strange Island, Murder of Nursery Rhymes and Ten Indian Children. This is very interesting.