This study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.
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This study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st ed. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket, in protective mylar cover. Study and analyses of Agatha Christie work and her impact on the Mystery genre. If you want to learn how to construct a detective story this would be a good place to start. The Queen of Crime's techniques of plot construction, characterisation and list of golden rules are explored thoroughly and entertainingly. Includes notes, bibliography and index. 232 pages.
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Fine in a VG dust jacket missing tiny chip at hear of spine. 0879721588 Chapters include Setting, Characters, Plot, Devices, Theme, etc plus a bibliography.
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