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The gentle art of murder : the detective fiction of Agatha Christie by Bargainnier, Earl F. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The gentle art of murder : the detective fiction of Agatha Christie about?
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.
Who reads The gentle art of murder : the detective fiction of Agatha Christie?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bargainnier, Earl F.
- Publisher
- Bowling Green University Popular Press; Popular Press 1
- Published
- 1980
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780879721589
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.2 / 5 (3 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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