murder on the orient express

murder on the orient express

Year of publication and historical context (years ’30)

First edition (UK) Author: Agatha Christie Historical context:The story is set in August 1934, a period when luxury train travel in Europe was at the height of its glory. The story also bears the hallmark of the Britain-centric detective fiction tradition (the Golden Age of Detective Fiction), with its tournament of the closed circle and the triumph of deportation. The famous detective Hercule Poirot, orderly, precise, with suspicion always at the tip of his tongue, no doubt also embodies a period and a society that, in the face of the unknown, the uncertain and the threatening, are hanging on to reason and science as the best bet.

the characters

Hercule Poirot

Samuel Ratchett

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Recurring e n r e s

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central

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reconstruction of events

introduction: journey in the "Orient Express" train

Initial accident: murder on board

the investigation: the role of Hercule Poirot

Problems with inspection:Key tracks and contradictions

the revelation

impersonation of the ending:(two versions, depending on interpretation)

Adaptations and critical reception:

1)Inspired plays, films, TV series.

2)Critical reception at the time of publication vs today.

Cultural relevance and universal themes

• why the novel remains relevant?

• Cultural references, European politics of the time

Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, it is the third film adaptation of the book after the 1974 novel of the same name.

a trailer from the movie(2017)

in this version, there is a greater focus on Hercule Poirot's psyche, exploring his inner struggle between a sense of justice and a desire for revenge.

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a work of Canu Nicolas and Vasta Anthony

il detective belga, protagonista, noto per il suo metodo logico e l’uso dell’osservazione dettagliata.