UMarion Chesney: ibinzana
U-Agatha Raisin ungumcuphi oyintsomi weenoveli ezingama-32 kunye neencwadi ezi-3 zamabali amafutshane ezenziwe nguMC Beaton. Le yokugqibela yayiyeyona pseudonym isetyenziswa kakhulu ngumbhali waseScotland kunye nentatheli uMarion Chesney. Umlinganiswa ekuthethwa ngaye naye ufikelele kwinqanaba losasazo lukanomathotholo - oludlalwa nguPenelope Keith kwi-BBC Radio 4 - kunye nochungechunge oludumileyo lukamabonakude.
Inqaku lokuqala le saga, UAgatha Raisin kunye neQuiche yokufa, yapapashwa nguSt Martins PG ngo-1992. Ukususela ngaloo nyaka U-Beaton udibanise izigidi zabafundi ngokuxuba uburharha kunye nemfihlakalo kwibali elikhawulezayo.. Umphumo ube ngundaba-mlonyeni onemibhalo efundeka ngokukhawuleza eye yakhuthaza inyambalala yabafundi bezizukulwana ezithathu.
Ibhayografi yomlinganiswa kunye nesishwankathelo sothotho Agatha Raisin
Ubuntwana
Uzalelwe eBirmingham phantsi kwegama lika-Agatha Izitayile, uyintombi kaJoseph noMargaret Izitayile, isibini samanxila angaphangeliyo awayezixhasa ngeenzuzo zikawonke-wonke yaye, ngamaxesha athile, ayesiba ezivenkileni. Nangona iimeko zakhe, i-protagonist yakwazi ukuchitha iholide ezukileyo kwi-Cotswolds (abazali bakhe bakhetha ukungena kwi-casino yendawo).
Ukusuka esixekweni ukuya emaphandleni
Ukuhlala okukhankanywe ngasentla kweli lizwe kwakuyeyona nkumbulo imnandi yobuntwana buka-Agatha. Ngesi sizathu, umlinganiswa oyintloko (iminyaka engama-53 ubudala ekuqaleni kolu chungechunge) uthatha isigqibo sokufudukela eCarsely (idolophu yasentsomini) eCotswolds.
Buya ngoko yena nje Usanda kuthengisa inkampani yakhe yePR eMayfair., eLondon, kwaye uthathe umhlalaphantsi kwangoko. Nakuba kunjalo, uziva ekhathazeke kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, loo mvakalelo ayibuhluthi ubuntu bakhe.
Ngokukhawuleza ufumanisa ukuba indawo yakhe entsha yokuhlala ayinabubele xa ingena kwaye ilahlekelwe-ngokungafanelekanga, ngokutsho kwakhe-kukhuphiswano lwe-quiche. Kodwa uAgatha akanalo ithuba lokukhalimela ijaji, njengoko ebulawa yityhefu emva kokuthatha iqhekeza elongezelelweyo lekeyiki.
Umcuphi ongahlonitshwanga kakhulu
U-Agatha uthatha isigqibo sokufikelela emazantsi alo mbandela ukuze aziphendulele aze afumane umenzi wetyhefu. Njengoko eqokelela ubungqina, iinkcukacha zexesha elidlulileyo ziyatyhilwa. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukubulawa komyeni wakhe wokuqala, uJimmy Raisin, awafumana kuye ifani yakhe. Emva kokusombulula elo tyala lokuqala, umlinganiswa oyintloko uzibona enetalente yophando.
Yiloo ndlela eyenzeka ngayo iincwadi ezilishumi elinesine zokuqala zesaga. (imeko enye ngokuziswa kwayo). Nangona kunjalo, amapolisa kunye nabo basondeleyo kuye bakholelwa ukuba uRaisin usombulula ulwaphulo-mthetho ngethamsanqa okanye ngethamsanqa. Ngapha koko, kwincwadi yeshumi elinesihlanu yolu thotho-Agatha Raisin kunye noMdaniso oBuyayo (2004)-uthatha isigqibo sokuseka i-arhente yakhe yokucupha eMircester, idolophu ekufutshane (yentsomi).
Ukuzibandakanya ngakumbi kunye nomtshato wesibini
UAgatha uphinda atshate kwincwadi yeshumi elinanye yesaga -UAgatha Raisin kunye noThando oluvela esihogweni (2001)—kunye noJames Lacey, ummelwane wakhe eCarsely. Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba lo mlinganiswa unobunzima obuninzi kulo lonke i-saga, ebonakala kwishumi elinesibini lemiqulu engamashumi amathathu anesibini. Ngelixa umtshato ophakathi kuka-Agatha noJames ujika waba yintlekele, uphinda avele emva kwexesha njengesithandwa sakhe.
incwadi yeenkcukacha
Ayizizo zonke iindawo apho amabali enzeka khona ziyintsomi, kukwakho needolophu zokwenyani zaseCotswolds ezifana ne-Evesham okanye iMoreton-ngoMatshi. Ngaloo ndlela, incwadi Iqabane likaAgatha Raisin (2010) yabhalwa nguMarion Chesney ngenjongo "yokubhiyozela zonke izinto" malunga ne-protagonist yayo.
Ikhankanywe ngezantsi ezinye zedatha eboniswe kwenye ye eyona ncwadi yabacuphi:
- Ibhayografi ka-Agatha kunye nomxholo womhlalaphantsi wakhe ukuya eCotswolds;
- Ibali lothando elintsonkothileyo likaRaisin kunye neenkcukacha zobomi kwilali yaseCarsely;
- I-biography emfutshane yawo onke amadoda abaluleke kakhulu kubomi bomlinganiswa oyintloko;
- Iiresiphi zokupheka ezithandwa ngu-Agatha.
UAgatha Raisin kunye neQuiche yokufa, iziqwenga
U-Agatha Raisin wayehleli kwitafile esandula kucinywa kwiofisi yakhe eSouth Molton Street, kwindawo yaseLondon yaseMayfair. Ngenxa yokumbombozela nokuqhwanyaza kweendondo eziphuma eofisini, wafumanisa ukuba abasebenzi bakhe bakulungele ukumgxotha.
… «U-Agatha waphakama waya kujoyina itheko kwaye waziva ngathi unevertigo kancinci, into engazange yenzeke kuye. Ngaphambi kwakhe kwakulele ulandelelwano olude lweentsuku ezingenanto: akukho sibophelelo, akukho ngxolo, akukho ngxabano. Ngaba uyazi ukuba ungadlula njani kuyo?
"Wabeka ingcamango engqondweni yakhe waza wawela iRubicon ukuya kwigumbi leofisi kwaye wathi ndlela-ntle."
Ithini incwadi yokugqibela kolu ngcelele?
Kumaqonga anje ngeWikipedia, iinoveli ezingama-32 zika-Agatha Raisin zikhankanyiwe, ke ngoko, eyokugqibela iya kuba. Phantsi kweHatch: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2021). Nangona kunjalo, ngo-2022 yapapashwa Agatha Raisin kunye nolonwabo lukaMtyholi, esayinwe nguMC Beaton kunye nombhali weNgesi uRW Green. Ngapha koko, esi sihloko sithathwa njengenxalenye yothotho lwangaphambili kwiiwebhusayithi ezininzi zabalandeli besaga.
IsiHlomelo
Agatha Raisin series iinoveli
- UAgatha Raisin kunye neQuiche yokufa (1992);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye neVet ekhohlakeleyo (1993);
- U-Agatha Raisin kunye noMgcini-gadi oyiPotted (1994);
- Agatha Raisin kunye nabahamba ngeDembley (1995);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye noMtshato obulalayo (1996);
- Agatha Raisin kunye nomkhenkethi owoyikekayo (1997);
- Agatha Raisin kunye noMthombo wokufa (1998);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye neWizard yase-Evesham (1999);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye neGqwirha laseWyckhadden (1999);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye neeFairies zeFryfam (2000);
- UAgatha Raisin kunye noThando oluvela esihogweni (2001);
- Agatha Raisin kunye noMhla wokufika koNogumbe (2002);
- Agatha Raisin kunye neCase of Curate Curate (2003);
- Agatha Raisin kunye neNdlu eHaunted (2003);
- Agatha Raisin kunye noMdaniso oBuyayo (2004);
- IParagon egqibeleleyo: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2005);
- Uthando, ubuxoki kunye noTywala: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2006);
- Ukuncamisa iKrisimesi Sala kakuhle: Imfihlakalo ye-Agatha Raisin (2007);
- Icephe letyhefu: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2008);
- Kuhamba uMtshakazi: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2009);
- Umzimba oxakekileyo: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2010);
- Njengoko iHagu ijika: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2011);
- Hiss and Hers: An Agatha Raisin mystery (2012);
- Kukho into ebolekiweyo, umntu ofileyo: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2013);
- Igazi leNgesi: Imfihlakalo ye-Agatha Raisin (2014);
- Ukuhlamba Ukungcola: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2015);
- Ukunyusa iDaisies: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2016);
- Umthi wamagqwirha: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2017);
- IRinger efileyo: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2018);
- Ukubetha malunga nehlathi: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2019);
- Kushushu kwiTrot: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (2020);
- Phantsi kweHatch: Imfihlakalo yeAgatha Raisin (Okthobha 2021).
Amabali amafutshane
- I-Agatha Raisin kunye neKrisimesi yeKrisimesi (2012);
- UAgatha Raisin: Iintsimbi zesihogo (2013);
- Ityala lokuqala lika-Agatha (2015).
Malunga nombhali, uMarion Chesney
marion chesney
Ukuzalwa, usapho kunye nolutsha
UMarion McGowan Chesney wazalelwa eGlasgow, eSkotlani, ngoJuni 10, 1936. Abazali bakhe yayinguDavid, umrhwebi wamalahle noAgnes, isicaka sasekhaya. IGlaswegian encinci yayisoloko ifuna ukuba ngumbhali, ngenxa yesi sizathu, wayehlala ehamba kwiivenkile zeencwadi. Enyanisweni, umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala waba ngumthengi wevenkile ethengisa iincwadi kwidolophu yakowabo.
Imisebenzi yokuqala
Lo msebenzi wokuqala wadibanisa uMarion oselula noncwadi oluninzi ngelixa umsondeza kwihlabathi lobuntatheli. Njani? Kulungile, wancedisa ekufumaneni incwadi yokupheka kwelinye ibhinqa elalingumhleli wempapasho yaseSkotlani The Mail Daily. Apho waqala njengombhali wophononongo lwethiyetha, emva koko waba ngumgxeki ophambili wecandelo elimangalisayo.
Emva kwexesha UChesney wayengumhleli wefashoni kunye nentatheli yolwaphulo-mthetho kwiFleet Street. Ngo-1969, watshata nentatheli uHarry Scott Gibbons, awathi wafudukela e-US emva kokuzalwa konyana wabo okuphela kwakhe, uCharles. Kakade kwi-milenium entsha, isibini sasihlala phakathi kweGloucestershire neParis kwaye sahlala kunye de kwafa umyeni, okwenzeka ngo-2016. Wafa iminyaka emithathu kamva, wayeneminyaka engama-83 ubudala.
Umsebenzi woncwadi
Iziqalo kunye neempembelelo
U-Marion Chesney uchaze kudliwano-ndlebe olwahlukeneyo ukuba lwalunjani na ukuqalisa kwakhe ukubhala. Ukuqala, yena Wayesoloko ethanda iinoveli zothando zikaGeorgette Heyer., ebekwe kwixesha leRegency (1811 - 1820) eNgilani. Ngokukwanjalo, wayedla ngokukhalaza kumyeni wakhe malunga nabalingisi bakaHeyer ababedla ngokumela kakubi baze baguqule iziganeko zembali.
Ngenxa yoko, uHarry wamcela umngeni ukuba abhale inoveli yakhe (kwaye impumelelo yayiza kumkhulula ixesha elingakumbi lokuchitha nonyana wakhe). Ekugqibeleni, Ngo-1979 wabona incwadi yokuqala kaMarion Chesney, Kitty, inoveli yothando esayinwe phantsi kwegama likaJennie Tramaine. Eso sihloko yayiyeyokuqala kwiincwadi zakhe ezingaphezu kwe-100 ezipapashwe kwiminyaka engamashumi amane ezayo.
Ukungcwaliswa
Iincwadi zokuqala zikaChesney zavela zisayinwe kunye negama lakhe lokwenyani kunye nezinye iziteketiso ezinje ngoAnn Fairfax, uHelen Crampton kunye noCharlotte Ward. Nangona kunjalo, igama lakhe elidumileyo lalinguMC Beaton, owavela kuqala Ukufa Kwentlebendwane (1985). Esi sihloko sasisitofu sokuqala sothotho lweHamish Macbeth kwaye sithetha ukusungulwa komsebenzi woncwadi waseScotland.
Kwiminyaka eyalandelayo, uninzi lweempapasho zombhali waseBhritane zalungiselelwa unomathotholo nakumabonakude. Kamva, ukuqaliswa kwe UAgatha Raisin kunye neQuiche yokufa (1992). yatsho inoveli waqala uthotho lweAgatha Raisin kwaye yinxalenye yelona lifa lidumileyo phakathi kwemibhalo engaphezulu kwe-160 epapashwe nguChesney de kwaba sekufeni kwakhe (ngoDisemba 31, 2019).