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This article was originally published on The Conversation. A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his little grey cells, was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1921. Though potentially the second-most famous detective in British culture (after Sherlock Holmes), Poirot is not British at all but a refugee. Coming to England as part of a group of Belgians displaced by the Fiirst World War, his origins lie in Brussels. Writing about this retired Belgian police officer solving cases around the U.K. and across the globe, Christie was able to explore (and at times poke fun at) the complexities of Englishness and its relationship to continental Europe. ....
Hercule Poirot, still the world’s most loved detective, turns 100 The success of the funny foreigner schtick with unsuspecting English plays into Agatha Christie’s larger exploration of Englishness in her books. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. | ITV A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells”, was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie’s first novel, Though potentially the second most famous detective in British culture (after Sherlock Holmes), Poirot is not British at all but a refugee. Coming to England as part of a group of Belgians displaced by the first world war, his origins lie in Brussels. ....
Though potentially the second most famous detective in British culture (after Sherlock Holmes), Poirot is not British at all but a refugee Agatha Christie was able to explore (and at times poke fun at) the complexities of Englishness and its relationship to continental Europe. By Christopher Pittard, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Portsmouth - A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained mustache who, with the help of his “little grey cells””, was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1921. ....
Hercule Poirot at 100: The Refugee Detective Who Stole Britain s Heart Writing about this retired Belgian police officer solving cases around the UK and across the globe, Agatha Christie was able to explore (and poke fun at) the complexities of Englishness and its relationship to continental Europe. Street art of Hercule Poirot. Photo: Tony Bowden/Flickr CC BY SA 2.0 Books25/Jan/2021 A hundred years ago, Agatha Christie introduced British readers to a small man with an impeccably maintained moustache who, with the help of his âlittle grey cellsâ, was very good at solving crimes. That man, of course, was Hercule Poirot, who made his debut in Christieâs first novel, ....