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John Lanchester: The Case of Agatha Christie

The LRB Podcast

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Critique of Agatha Christie's Writing Style and Characters

This chapter analyzes Agatha Christie's writing, criticizing it for being morkish and banal, with shallow characters that exist primarily for the purpose of suspense. The chapter also compares Christie to other writers and highlights their superior prose and nuanced characters.

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