The Importance of Being Poirot

Jeremy Black examines Agatha Christie's literary craft as it develops alongside global military engagement. Christie, largely with her character Hercule Poirot, heralds the Golden Age of the detective novel and carves out a genre and chapter of European history whose focus is the problem of evil.

About the author

Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter and the author of more than one hundred and forty books.

Summary

Jeremy Black examines Agatha Christie's literary craft as it develops alongside global military engagement. Christie, largely with her character Hercule Poirot, heralds the Golden Age of the detective novel and carves out a genre and chapter of European history whose focus is the problem of evil.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Black
• Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781587314254
• ISBN: 978-1-58731-425-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 229 mm x 154 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies