Dieci piccoli indiani by Agatha Christie

The plot thickens when at one point those still alive realise the killer is one of them. Everything seems perfect, until one by one they die. In 1939 the novel was originally titled ‘Ten Little Niggers’ but next it was retitled “And then there were none.” 10 people, all of whom have skeletons in their closets, are invited for a weekend on Nigger island, property of mr Owen. She is known for her 66 detective novels, 150 short stories and over 20 plays, but above all for Ten little niggers, her masterpiece It’s considered by Agatha herself as her most difficult novel to write. She wrote her autobiography over a period of 15 years: 1950 - 1965. She is the only crime novelist to achieve international fame as a dramatist. She is the only crime writer to have created two equally famous and much loved characters: Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In her late teens she studied to be a classical musician.

She wrote her first book as the result of a challenge from her sister Madge. In her early years Agatha Christie didn't go to school but was educated at home by her mother. She was born on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, England. suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head.” The queen of crime, the bestselling novelist of all time: biography and curiosities 1. Scarica Vita e opere di agatha christie e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Agatha Christie “Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop.

Dieci piccoli indiani by Agatha Christie