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Агата Кристи

     Конечно, “Автобиография” не явилась откровением: в каждом ее романе читатель ощущал богатый жизненный опыт и выстраданную житейскую мудрость. Именно это, в сочетании с недюжинной фантазией, позволяло ей создавать книги, столь любимые самой широкой аудиторией. Книги, в которых непостижимым образом соединялось сугубо английское и общечеловеческое, изощренность и простота, дух времени и ощущение вневременного.      Агата Кристи жила в своих книгах, она писала свою жизнь. В чертах ее персонажей вы найдете викторианскую чопорность и прямоту ее бабушек (одна из которых умела определять ложь “по запаху”), склонность к мистицизму и властность матери, обворожительный шарм отца, чарующий романтизм истории их любви - и при этом по-английски трезвое восприятие жизненных неурядиц.      Атмосфера ее книг пропитана светлым покоем детства и отголосками кошмарных снов. На их страницах уживаются неподкупность и алчность, эгоизм и жертвенность, пасторальная наивность и психоанализ, музыка и медици…Подробнее
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