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Agatha christie (1890— 1976) is a famous British female detective novelist and playwright.

Agatha christie's original surname is Miller, and her full name 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 originally read Dickens' novels, which were edified by Dickens, and Dickens 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.

Chronology of creation

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detective fiction

Protagonist code:

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.

Chinese title English title (American title after slash) publication time protagonist

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

Secret adversity 1922t (young adventurer)

Lincks 1923 is the suspected cloud of PH murder in golf course.

The man in the brown suit 1924r

The prime minister's kidnapping case (short story) Poirot investigation 1924 PH

The secret of the chimney 1925 B

The murder of Roger Ackroyd 1926p

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

The Secret of Blue Express 1928p

The mystery of seven dials 1929 B

Criminal gang (short story) criminal accomplices 1929 T

Mysterious Mr. Quinn (Short Story) Mysterious Mr. Quinn 1930Q

The mystery of the apartment and the murder of the priest's house 1930m

Stafford mystery (mysterious Westford) Westford mystery/Hazmore murder

PHJ 1932 Dangerous House

Dead grass (short story) the third question/Tuesday club murder 1932m

Dog of Death (Short Story) Dog of Death 1933

Records of human nature (death of Sir Edgewell, ominous banquet) Lord EDG· Woddis/Thirteen at dinner 1933 PHJ

Murder on the Orient Express/Calais Coach Murder 1934p

Golden Opportunity (Short Story) The Mystery of Liszt Dell 1934

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

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

Three acts of tragedy/murder 1935p

Death in the cloud/death in the air 1935pj

ABC Murder ABC Murder 1936 PHJ

Cards (cards) on the table 1936 POBR

Mystery of Ancient Tomb (Murder in Mesopotamia) 1936 P

Dumb witness/Poirot lost a client 1937 PH

Death on the Nile 1937 PR (Nile murder)

The Mirror of Murder/Death in the News 1937p

Covenant of death 1938p

A probe into Poirot's Christmas: Christmas in hercule poirot 1938p

Nobody lives (in the case of Strange Island, ten Indian children) and then there are none/ten little Indians/Niger 1939.

Easy to kill/easy to kill 1939b.

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

H manor Sad Cypress lunch1940 p.

Dentist murder "one, two, buckle my shoes"/patriotic murder; Death from overdose 1940 PJ

Evil in the sun (murder in the sun)1941p.

Susan (spy sea) n or m? 194 1 T

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

Beer Murders Five Piglets/Murder Review 1943p

Sedative evil (magic hand) fingers 1943 M

Towards the decisive moment (zero) tower zero 1944b

Death comes as the end 1945

The memory of death (the death of all souls) sparkling cyanide/remembered death 1945r

Valley after work/murder 1946p

Hercules' Great Achievements (Short Stories) Hercules' Labor/Hercules' Labor

Heritage storm (high tide season) receives flood/tide 1948p

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

Strange house (deformed house) crooked house 1949

Murder notice 1950 MC

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

They came to Baghdad, they came to Baghdad.

Collection of short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) Dogs and other stories 195 1P

Death of a cleaning lady (murder of a cleaning lady) Death of Mrs. McGinty 1952 PO

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

After the funeral, after the funeral/funeral is fatal 1953p.

Rye mystery: a bag of rye 1953 M

Unknown destination/so many steps 1954.

Murder in the dormitory of international students (murder in an international school): Carya cathayensis Dikolidok/Carya cathayensis Dikoli death 1955pl

The loss of the old house (fake play) the folly of the dead 1956 POL

4.50 From Paddington/Mrs. /what mcgillicuddy 1957mc

Being tortured by an innocent murder (accident) 1958

Campus Doubt (Cats in Pigeons) 1959P

Female corpse in the snow (short story) Christmas pudding adventure 1960 V

Cangma Cangma 196 1 O

A collection of short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) 196 1.

The mirror is broken from one side to the other/the mirror is broken 1962mc.

Strange clock riddle (clock) clock 1963 P

Caribbean mystery, caribbean mystery1964m

The mystery of bertram Hotel (the mystery of Bai Cuimen Hotel) is in bertram Hotel 1965 M.

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

Long night (this night is continuous) endless night 1967

The mystery of Xu Yangling who was stabbed by my thumb 1968t

Halloween murder Halloween party 1969 po

Tianya travelers go to Frankfurt 1970

Nemesis 197 1 m

Short stories (repeated with other short stories, not included) Golden Globes and other stories 197 1.

The Shadow of Old Sin (The Mystery of Cliff) Elephants Can Remember 1972pol

Doors of Destiny 1973 T

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

Curtains (Curtains, Poirot/Bailuo Last Case) Curtains: Poirot Last Case 1975 pH.

Mysterious villa (sleeping murder, resurgence) sleeping murder 1976 M

The Last Case of Miss Ma Puer 1979m (short story)

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

Other works:

Selected scripts of mousetrap 1993 selected scripts of mousetrap.

Selected witness scripts of the plaintiff 1993 witness.

Night Shadows (Short Stories) 1997 Taking advantage of the light

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 1977 autobiography

Bookworm "Mysterious Woman: agatha christie"