The writings of the writer Agatha Christie are the best-selling detective books to date. The British consider her a symbol, a kind of example of national drama and a classic detective story.
Agatha Christie is called the queen of the detective genre, and it is worth noting that she rightfully deserves this title. Even many years after her death, her books are sold in millions of copies, works are filmed, and more and more new versions of films based on them appear. Agatha Christie has become a recognized classic of the detective genre, surpassed many colleagues of the stronger sex both in terms of logic, and in terms of meaningfulness, realism of plots.
Biography of the writer Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was born into a wealthy family and grew up in one of the best estates in the English county of Devon. The girl's education was on the shoulders of her mother and the governess, she was actively and scrupulously prepared for marriage, she was taught needlework, dancing, etiquette, and music. At the age of 16, the girl was sent to a boarding school, where she was supposed to acquire deeper knowledge of general sciences, but the girl preferred reading to them.
Agatha Christie wrote her first detective novel, The Secret Accident at Styles, in 1915. This was followed by
- works about detective Hercule Poirot,
- books with the main character Miss Marple,
- plays for theatrical performances.
In total, Agatha Christie's "piggy bank" contains more than 80 detective novels and short stories, almost 20 collections of works, many plays and scripts.
Today's works by Agatha Christie are books, films and TV series, computer games, quests and much more. They are not forgotten and cannot be forgotten, as they have become classics, and the names of many heroes are common nouns.
Agatha Christie's personal life
In the personal life of Agatha Christie, there is a lot that is incomprehensible and mysterious, as in her novels of the detective genre. It is still not known for certain whether her disappearance for 11 days was a myth or reality, and there is still no explanation for it.
From childhood, Agatha was withdrawn and laconic, loved solitude and was in no hurry to be frank, to share feelings even with her mother, brother and sister. She was also described in the boarding house, however, Agatha Christie was married twice.
The first husband of the already popular writer was the handsome pilot Archibald Christie. The marriage lasted 12 years, a child was born - a daughter, however, he broke up due to the new love of Agatha's husband. It was then that she disappeared for 11 days, which was noticed by the public - at that time she was already known and in demand, and not only in England.
The second husband of the writer was the archaeologist Max Mallowen, whom Agatha Christie met in Iraq during a trip. This marriage was happier, it lasted almost 50 years, until the death of the writer. Her second husband buried her. The cause of death was complications after a cold - this is the official version.
