阿嘉莎·瑪麗·克萊麗莎·克莉絲蒂女爵士,DBE(Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie,又譯阿加莎·克里斯蒂、艾嘉泰·姬絲蒂,1890年9月15日—1976年1月12日),另外又稱馬洛溫爵士夫人(Lady Mallowan),原姓氏為米勒(Miller),是英国侦探小说作家。玛丽·维斯马科特(Mary Westmacott)則是她寫浪漫愛情小說所用的筆名。
據吉尼斯世界紀錄統計,阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂是人類史上最暢銷的著書作家。而將所有形式的著作算入,只有聖經、威廉·莎士比亞的著作的總銷售量在她之上。至今其著作曾經翻譯成超過103種語言,總銷量突破20億本。[1][2] 在法國,至2003年,她共賣出4,000萬本法文版的著作,為法國書籍銷量紀錄保持者,遠勝於第2位法國大文豪左拉的2,200萬本。她是公認的「偵探小說女王」(Queen of Crime),對英國偵探小說的發展有很重要的影響和富爭議的啟發。她从小所受的家庭教育让她对文学创作充满了兴趣。而她的姐姐经常對她讲述福尔摩斯探案的故事,使得她撰寫侦探小说的兴趣大增。她曾经对她姐姐说,她也想写侦探故事,可是姐姐却认为侦探小说不好写,并不支持她。正是因为这种相反的刺激,使得克里斯蒂创作侦探小说的欲望更加强烈,并最终促使她写出了第1本侦探小说《史岱爾莊謀殺案》,之後便一发不可收拾,最终走上了侦探小说创作之路,一生共创作80本侦探小说,并改编、创作了许多侦探剧本。其偵探名劇《捕鼠器》(又名:投鼠忌器),自1952年11月25日在大使劇院开演,至今已上演超過20,000余次,是伦敦戏剧公演的最長紀錄。阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂發行了超過80本小說和劇本。她所寫的偵探小說,主要使用密室推理法,而且通常要到結尾才知道誰是真兇。至於角色方面,大多數的作品都圍繞著两大人物,分別是赫丘里·波罗、简·马普尔小姐。她善於用嶄新的寫作手法來寫偵探小說,其中《罗杰疑案》一書更為讀者帶來了意想不到的結局。她對寫作一絲不苟和嚴格認真的態度,令讀者有能力從書中搜索和掌握到充分的資料,解開疑團。阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂的大部分小說都曾被搬上銀幕,部分佳作如《東方快車謀殺案》、《尼羅河謀殺案》等更是多次被改編成影视作品。英國BBC電視台曾經拍攝不少關於赫丘里·波罗、简·马普尔的故事,曼徹斯特格拉納達電視台(Granada Television)後來亦以大衛·蘇歇飾演白羅,拍攝電視劇集。在2004年,日本NHK電視台甚至把白羅和瑪波的故事改編為動畫剧,稱為《阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂的名偵探白羅與瑪波》。
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家庭出身与童年(1890-1907)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂出生於1890年9月15日英格蘭德文郡的托奇(Torquay)一個富有的中產階級家庭[3],受洗後取名為阿嘉莎·瑪麗·克萊麗莎·米勒(Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller)。阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂的母親克拉拉·伯默則是出生於英國貝爾法斯特,是家中唯一的女兒,其有四個兄弟,其中一個在幼年的時候去世。外公Captain Boehmer在1863年4月一場馬術意外喪生,外婆玛丽·安·韦斯特只好用微薄的收入扶養他們。由于經濟壓力,外婆將阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂母親克拉拉·伯默交由她的阿姨玛格丽特·米勒 (本姓韦斯特) 扶養,阿姨在1863年嫁給富有的美國商人Nathaniel Frary Miller。[4]這對夫妻住在英國西薩塞克斯郡普林斯特。阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂母親克拉拉·伯默一直跟著阿姨生活,也因此遇見阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂父親弗雷德里克·阿尔瓦·米勒,他是美國銀行交易員也是姨丈纳撒尼尔的兒子。[3]:2–4
^Agatha Christie memorial fund. The Times. 1976-04-27.
^Obituary. Dame Agatha Christie. The Times. 1976-01-13. My father,' she [Christie] recalled, 'was a gentleman of substance, and never did a handsturn in his life, and he was a most agreeable man.(“我父亲,”她(克里斯蒂)回忆道,“是个有教养的绅士,一生中从未做过任何事,他是个非常讨人喜欢的人。)
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