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1、TheSecretAdversaryChristie,AgathaPublished:19221AboutChristie:AgathaMaryClarissa,LadyMallowan,DBE(15September1890–12January1976),commonlyknownasAgathaChristie,wasanEnglishcrimefictionwriter.ShealsowroteromancenovelsunderthenameMaryWestmacott,butisbestrememberedforher80detectivenovelsandhersuc
2、cessfulWestEndtheatreplays.Herworks,particularlyfea-turingdetectivesHerculePoirotorMissJaneMarple,havegivenherthetitlethe'QueenofCrime'andmadeheroneofthemostimportantandinnovativewritersinthedevelopmentofthegenre.Christiehasbeencalled—bytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords,amongothers—thebest-sellin
3、gwriterofbooksofalltime,andthebest-sellingwriterofanykindtogetherwithWilliamShakespeare.OnlytheBiblesoldmorewithabout6billioncopies.Anestimatedfourbillioncopiesofhernovelshavebeensold.UNESCOstatesthatsheiscurrentlythemosttranslatedindividualauthorintheworldwithonlythecollectivecorporateworkso
4、fWaltDisneyProductionssupersedingher.Asanexampleofherbroadappeal,sheistheall-timebest-sellingauthorinFrance,withover40mil-lioncopiessoldinFrench(asof2003)versus22millionforEmileZola,thenearestcontender.Herstageplay,TheMousetrap,holdstherecordforthelongestinitialrunintheworld,openingattheAmbas
5、sadorsTheatreinLondonon25November1952,andasof2007isstillrunningaftermorethan20,000performances.In1955,Christiewasthefirstrecip-ientoftheMysteryWritersofAmerica'shighesthonor,theGrandMasterAward,andinthesameyear,WitnessfortheProsecutionwasgivenanEdgarAwardbytheMWA,forBestPlay.Mostofherbooksand
6、shortstorieshavebeenfilmed,somemanytimesover(MurderontheOrientExpress,DeathontheNile,4.50FromPaddington),andmanyhavebeenadaptedfortelevision,radio,videogamesandcomics.In1998,thecontroloftherightstomostoftheliteraryworksofAgathaChristiepassedtothecompanyChorion,whenitpurchasedamajority64%share
7、inAgathaChristieLimited.Source:WikipediaAlsoavailableonFeedbooksforChristie:•TheMysteriousAffairatStyles(1920)Copyright:Thisworkwaspublishedbefore1923andisinthepublicdo-mainintheUSAonly.Note:ThisbookisbroughttoyoubyFeedbooks.2http://www.feedb
