Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie real name was Agatha Mary Clarissa was born(p) in 1890. She was a fictional crime writer with about 80 detective novels credited to her. Her paternity was a rich stockbroker while her capture was British aristocrat while her sister and brother older than her. Her father died when she was young that lead her mother to resort to Agatha Christieing.Her writing career spanned more than than 50 years where she wrote more than 80 detective works including piddling stories and plays such as The Mousetrap that opened in London in 1952 and is still running. Her first novel was The Mysterious Affair at Styles was publish in 1920 where she created the famous detective Poirot.This was her famous graphic symbol which was depicted in more than 33 novels and 54 short stories. Another of her famous character was Miss Maple that appeared in more than 12 novels and 20 short stories.Agatha Christi has been considered the silk hat selling writer of all times in the Guinness Book of Records. She was been the sole(prenominal) writer that has competed the Shakespeare as her books has reached about one billion sold copies.Her books yield also been translated into many languages including French. For example she is considered all time best vender as over 40 million copies have been sold in France.Due to her enormous success and popularity she was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Christi died at the age of 85 on 12 Jan, 1976 of natural causes in her home at Cholsey parish in Oxfords hire (UK).ReferenceKatheen Gregory Klein, Great Women Mystery Writers standard to Contemporary. discolourwood, 1994.Earl F. Bargainnier, The Gentle Art of Murder The Detective legend of Agatha Christie . Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1980.Patricia D. Maida, Nicholas B. Spornic, Murder She Wrote A Study of Agatha Christies Detective Fiction . owling Green State University Popular Press, 1982.Queen of Crime. http//uk.agathachristie.com/site/ about_christie/queen_of_crime.php. 10 Nov 2007