![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Christie’s works are protected from the sort of rot that makes most non-literary classics fade from the public mind, of course, because they are generally quite clever, and the mysteries they describe and solve are crimes and schemes that could still be attempted today despite the march of time and technology. Not only is she the best-selling novelist of all time ( certified by the Guinness World Record folks), her works continue to be extremely popular despite being products of their age, with descriptions and class attitudes that are either charmingly old-fashioned or alarmingly conservative, depending on your own views. A hundred years later, few people know his name, and if they know the title of his most famous work, it’s probably because of Richard Pryor.īut Christie is something else entirely. A favorite example is George Barr McCutcheon, who had several bestsellers in the early 20 th century - including "Brewster’s Millions," which has been adapted to film seven times - and was quite the literary star. ![]() Most authors - even best-selling authors who won awards and enjoyed huge sales of their books - fade away shortly after they die, their work falling out of fashion. Agatha Christie is one of the rare writers who has completely transcended pop culture to become a more or less permanent fixture in the literary filament. ![]()
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