Charles Osborne

The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie (eBook, ePUB)

A biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie (Text Only)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Agatha Christie was the author of over 100 plays, short story collections and novels which have been translated into 103 languages; she is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Many have tried to copy her but none has succeeded . Attempts to capture her personality on paper, to discover her motivations or the reasons for her popularity, have usually failed. Charles Osborne, a lifelong student of Agatha Christie and author of novelisations of three of her plays, approaches this most private of people above all through her books, and the result is a fascinating companion to her life and works.

This 'professional life' of Agatha Christie provides authoritative information on each book's provenance, on the work itself and on its contemporary critical reception set against the background of the major events on the author's life. Illustrated with many rare photographs, this comprehensive guide to the world of Agatha Christie has been fully updated to include details of all the publications, films and TV adaptations in the 25 years since her death.

'A delightful bedside companion'
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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007455508
• Artikelnr.: 37985230

Autorenporträt

Charles Osborne was born in Brisbane in 1927. He is known internationally as an authority on opera, and has written a number of books on musical and literary subjects. He is addicted to crime fiction and recently adapted Agatha Christie's plays Black Coffee and The Unexpected Guest into novels.