2000, ISBN: 9781841154909

Fourth Estate, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. When Agatha Christie published her masterpiece 'The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd' she confoun… Mehr…

Fourth Estate, London, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. When Agatha Christie published her masterpiece 'The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd' she confounded the conventions of the detective story by asserting that her narrator, Dr Sheppard, was the killer. But when faced by Hercule Poirot in a typically grandstanding finale, Sheppard reacts to Poirot's accusation with astonishment, and with good cause: the punctilious Belgian detective's solution of the crime is as motiveless as it is impractical. This is the starting point in Pierre Bayard's clever, affectionate tribute to the Queen of Crime. Bayard asks the question: might Poirot have got it wrong? And if so, why might he have been mistaken? Did Christie herself understand the ending of her own book or was she too being manipulated by her narrator? In a display of literary intrigue worthy of Umberto Eco or John Sutherland, Bayard plots his own solution, faithfully following the devices of Agatha Christie's original in this deft, smart homeage. And, in his own denouement he finally answers the question first posed by Agatha Christie seventy-six years ago: who really killed Roger Ackroyd? 23.16 RRP: $28.9520% off RRP This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability. Enter your Postcode or Suburb to view availability and delivery times. SAVE 160 pages. Foxing to outer page edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Literature; Literature & Literacy; ISBN: 1841154903. ISBN/EAN: 9781841154909. Inventory No: 267610.. 9781841154909, Fourth Estate, 2000, 3<

2008, ISBN: 9781841154909

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Les Editions de Minuit, 2008. Mass Market Paperback. New. 188 pages. French language. 6.93x4.09x0.47 inches., Les Editions de Minuit, 2008, 6, London: Fourth Estate, 2000. Hardcover. A… Mehr…

Les Editions de Minuit, 2008. Mass Market Paperback. New. 188 pages. French language. 6.93x4.09x0.47 inches., Les Editions de Minuit, 2008, 6, London: Fourth Estate, 2000. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii 160 pages. The back of the jacket is lightly bumped, else an immaculate copy. Title on the front cover: 'Who Killed Roger Ackroyd : The Murderer Who Eluded Hercule Poirot and Deceived Agatha Christie' Originally published as 'Qui a Tue' Roger Ackroyd' translatedinto by Carol Cosman. 'A psychoanalyst and literary scholar offers a re-reading of Agatha Christie's classic novel, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," challenging Hercule Poirot's conclusions about the identity of the killer and presenting a new solution to the crime. He also offers an exciting exploration of the novel, the conventions of the mystery novel, and the act of reading itself., Fourth Estate, 2000, 5<

2000, ISBN: 1841154903

[EAN: 9781841154909], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Fourth Estate, London], Jacket, xii 160 pages. The back of the jacket is lightly bumped, else an immaculate copy. Title on the front cover: … Mehr…

[EAN: 9781841154909], Gebraucht, wie neu, [PU: Fourth Estate, London], Jacket, xii 160 pages. The back of the jacket is lightly bumped, else an immaculate copy. Title on the front cover: 'Who Killed Roger Ackroyd : The Murderer Who Eluded Hercule Poirot and Deceived Agatha Christie' Originally published as 'Qui a Tue' Roger Ackroyd' translatedinto by Carol Cosman. 'A psychoanalyst and literary scholar offers a re-reading of Agatha Christie's classic novel, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," challenging Hercule Poirot's conclusions about the identity of the killer and presenting a new solution to the crime. He also offers an exciting exploration of the novel, the conventions of the mystery novel, and the act of reading itself.", Books<