Dame Agatha Christie Dbe was a British crime author of stories, short novels, and plays. She also created romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective stories and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Christie is the best-selling novel writer of all time and, with William Shakespeare, the best-selling writer of any type. She has sold roughly four billion copies of her stories. According to Index Translationum, Christie is the most translated individual writer, with only the collective corporate books of Walt Disney Productions surpassing her. Her works have been translated into at least 103 languages.
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Agatha Christie released two autobiographies: a posthumous one covering childhood to old age; and another chronicling several seasons of archaeological excavation in Syria and Iraq with her second husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan. The latter was released in 1946 with the title, Come, Tell Me How You Live.
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Christie's stage play The Mousetrap holds the record for the longest initial run: it opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 november 1952 and as of 2011 is still running after more than 24000, performances. In 1955, Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Authors of America's highest honour, the Grand Master Prize, and in the same year Witness for the Prosecution was given an Edgar Prize by the Mwa for Best Play.
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