According to Index Translationum, Christie is the most-translated individual author - having been translated into at least 103 languages. Her novels have sold roughly 4 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books, behind Shakespeare's works and the Bible. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. She was initially unsuccessful at getting her work published but in 1920 The Bodley Head press published her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring the character of Poirot. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap.īorn into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, Christie served in a hospital during the First World War, before marrying and starting a family in London. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigations of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Tommy and Tuppence. Playwright, Poet, Screenwriter, Writer, Novelistĭame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE, Dame Agatha Christie, DBE, Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Monosyllaba, Lady Mallowan, Dame Agatha Max Mallowan, The Queen of Crime, Dame Agatha Christie, A. 15 Ten Little Indians (1965) - 6.Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, Mary Westmacott, Christie Agatha, Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Christie, Agatha Wallace, Mrs.
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Updated on February 16th, 2021 by Kristen Palamara: Agatha Christie's countless mystery novels continue to be popular among readers and are always being adapted into television series and movies whether they're stand-alone stories or part of the mysteries solved by her famous creations of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Of the more than 30 film adaptations, 14 are non-English adaptations. This is a look at the best of the wide-ranging and intriguing Agatha Christie adaptations. Foreign filmmakers have taken a particular liking to Christie's work. RELATED: The Best True Crime Netflix Original Series, According To IMDbĬhristie's stories are ripe for adaptation the first film adaptation came in 1928 with the first non-English language adaptation coming a year later. Her works have sold more than two billion copies and she is the second best-selling fiction author ever, second only to William Shakespeare. She published over 125 written works between 1924 and her death in 1976, including 74 novels. Agatha Christie is one of, if not the best-known crime novelist ever.