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"In the United States ... We believe in absolute freedom. ”
He was unmoved by this statement. He had heard people from many different countries say this. Freedom is a trait unique to a people, and people who hold this illusion are almost all over the world.
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He knew that no race, nation, or individual could be said to be completely free. But he also knew that even if he was not free, there were many levels.
An American passionately states his faith, but the object of his statement (a Frenchman) does not care.
You may not think that this passage is from a detective novel, Agatha Christie's 1937 Death Date. In the story, the "Declaration of Freedom" did not arouse the interest of the French, but an American family he met on the way to travel made him very concerned:
The old, fat, arrogant old lady rules the family like a tyrant. She trapped several of her children to death, did not allow them to have contact with the outside world, abused them, and took pleasure in them.
The 2018 stage play of the same name based on "Death Date" was staged in the United States
One child begins to conspire to kill her, because only by killing "this mad dog" can the other children gain true freedom.
Soon, the old lady was dead. The detective was commissioned to investigate, and he only had 24 hours to find the real culprit.
Like Agatha's other detective novels, when reading "Death Date", you can fully enjoy the thrill of brain-burning puzzle solving, in addition, the topics of human rights, freedom, family affection, and love often bring people into deep thought.
Where will people's quest for freedom stop?
Will it be easier for women to be in power to inspire tyrant traits?
A family that looks very abnormal in appearance, do you want outsiders to "save"?
The discussion of these values is still deafening today.
"The Queen of Mystery Fiction"
Worldwide, Agatha Christie's detective novels are the best-selling (yes, more than the Sherlock Holmes series).
She wrote 80 detective novels in her lifetime, translated into more than 100 languages, and sold more than 2 billion copies. According to guinness world records, only the total sales of the Bible and Shakespeare's writings in the world exceeded Agatha's.
In 1971, the Queen of England awarded Sir Agatha Christie the title in recognition of her monumental contribution to literature.
Logic, creativity, and stimulation are naturally the necessary qualities of good speculative fiction, in addition, Grandma (the love name of reasoning fans for Agatha) as a unique delicate perspective of female writers is also a major attraction.
For example, the subtle emotions between the characters' love and hate, such as the origin of the story is a certain old trivia, and the most famous female detective Miss Marple, are all shaped by Agatha.
In the British drama "Miss Marple Detective"
"Sherlock Holmes" and "Miss Marple" are rarely in the same frame
So the question is, there are as many as 80 works by Grandma, where to start when you start?
The most classic 5 books, the famous master tells you to listen
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"Roger's Doubts"
Murder on the Orient Express
The Massacre on the Nile
"No One Survives"
"Death Date"
This year is the 130th anniversary of Agatha's birth, and Zhongyu has selected the 5 most classic works of Agatha Christie and invited Li Yemo, a famous CCTV artist, to tell you the story.
Since 1980, Mr. Li Yemo has been recording narrations for feature films, documentaries and feature films, and has produced thousands of works. "Ordinary World", "White Deer Plain", "Alive", these top audio performances, are all broadcast by him.
The most different thing about audiobooks and paper books is the immersive atmosphere. In the interval between breaks, click on the audio, you will be in the scene of the crime, feel the undercurrent surging and the tragedy coming-
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Mrs. Flasse had just passed away. Shortly thereafter, her lover, Mr. Roger Aycroyd, learned that Mrs. Flars had killed her husband a year earlier and had eventually committed suicide out of guilt, and that she had been blackmailed by a mysterious man until her death. Roger unfolded her last letter, intending to read the man's name, when a short sword was inserted into the back of his neck...
If you haven't read Agatha, be sure to start with this book. It is a controversial work of detective fiction, but also an insurmountable milestone, the work of Grandma Fengshen, and many detective suspense stories since then have its shadow.
Detective Poirot completed a commission in Syria to return home on the Eastern Express on the Simplicil. Curiously, it seemed that people all over the world had chosen to travel that night, and Poirot almost missed the train. A night later, an American died in his box, stabbed twelve times, and locked the door. As the investigation deepens, the facts of the case seem to be more confusing.
One of Agatha's masterpieces, showing Grandma's rich character group portrait depiction skills, the film adaptation of the same name won an Oscar.
Young, beautiful, intelligent, and wealthy, Lynnette Richway is lightning married to her real estate agent and girlfriend's boyfriend, Doyle. The two decided to go to Egypt for their honeymoon. On the Nile, a massacre takes place, and a bullet penetrates the head of the sleeping Linette...
The film adaptation was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and one commented: "This book must be read twice, once to appreciate the writing of the story and once to study the plot setting." ”
Ten strangers and people of different identities were invited to a mansion on an isolated island. When the guests arrived, the host did not appear. That night, a mysterious voice made accusations, telling the secrets of the sins in each person's heart. Then, a guest mysteriously died. Ancient nursery rhymes became death spells, in which guests died one by one.
One of the best-selling literary works in the world, breaking the rules of countless detective novels.
Mrs. Boynton was the tyrant of the family, and every child hated her immensely, but was powerless to get rid of her. The family came to Jordan. On a hot day, Mrs. Boynton died, leaving a tiny pinhole in her wrist. This time, the time left for Detective Poirot to solve the puzzle was only 24 hours.
"Compared to The Massacre on the Nile, this book is doubly brilliant." - The Observer
Those who appear guilty may be innocent; those who are humble and righteous may end up being proven to be criminals; the dead may be innocent, or they may be guilty of the most heinous crimes. Finally the truth is revealed, maybe Grandma will wink at you slyly.
Until then, no one knew where the express train of reasoning would go. Are you ready to board the bus?
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