The Ageless Agatha Christie
essays on the mysteries and the legacy
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2016
Summary
When Agatha Christie died in 1976, she was the bestselling mystery writer in history. This collection of new essays brings fresh perspectives to Christie scholarship with new readings and discussions of little-known aspects of her life, career and legacy. The contributors explore her relationship with modernism, the relevance of queer theory, television adaptations, issues with translations, information behavior theory, feminist readings, postcolonial tribute novels, celebrity culture a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781476663135 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1476663130 |
| Author: | J.C. Bernthal |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Imprint: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2016 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“this is a brilliant essay collection on one of the world’s most popular detective fiction writers…a thought provoking collection which provides a new look on Christie and her work. This is definitely a must read for Christie fans”—CADS; “definitely recommend…the arguments posed are thought provoking and engage with Christie in a new way…something of interest for every Christie fan”—Cross Examining Crime.
About The Author
J.C. Bernthal
J.C. Bernthal is a visiting fellow at the University of Suffolk, UK. He has authored or edited several volumes on Agatha Christie and in 2020, won the Popular Culture Association’s George N. Dove Award for advancing crime fiction scholarship.
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