Agatha Christie's Poirot

Name: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Aldridge
ISBN: 9780008296636

Author: Mark Aldridge, Mark Gatiss

Narrator: Clare Corbett

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/12/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts, Film, Arts & Entertainment

Synopsis

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of , this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of . From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on January 31, 2021

Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective in the world. Well, he believes it anyway. Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective first appeared in The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 & author Mark Aldridge looks at his huge career. Aldridge breaks down the adventures of Poirot into separate decades......more

Goodreads review by Rosario on April 21, 2021

Hercule Poirot is one of my favourite characters ever. Like, top 5 favourite. So a book about Poirot was irresistible. I was hoping that a book about Poirot would mean a book about Poirot himself, about the character. I was hoping that the book would give me some new insights into him. What I got wa......more

Goodreads review by Barnaby on November 14, 2020

Brilliant Book. Mark A's knowledge and enthusiasm stand out and the book is full of titbits and trivia (plus he's managed a description of every Poirot story with no spoilers!). But what really elevates this is the design with huge numbers of wonderful book covers, photos and promotional material. A......more

Goodreads review by Matt on November 17, 2020

I really enjoyed this book: it gives the background and contemporary reactions to all the Poirot novels and stories, and places them in the context of Christie’s career, life and times. The writer also passes fair judgement on quality without getting into too much detail or spoiling the plots. Highl......more

Goodreads review by George on December 06, 2020

I promise I tried really really hard to resist reading this, because I’m only a few Poirot books away from having read the whole series, and I thought this book would be a really nice way for me to end my time with Christie’s Belgian detective. However I caved and started reading this a couple of da......more

Quotes

‘Delightful, detailed and compulsively readable.’ MARK GATISS ‘What a magnificent book! An essential component of every Poirot fan's book collection. I couldn't put it down.’ SOPHIE HANNAH ‘Exhaustively and entertainingly surveys the book, stage, radio, magazine and film appearances of that fussy little Belgian.’ MICHAEL DIRDA, WASHINGTON POST 'This quirky, trivia-filled look at a touchstone of detective fiction will have Christie fans young and old in heaven.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY