Who killed Roger Ackroyd?
the mystery behind the Agatha Christie mystery
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Author
Contributions
- Cosman, Carol. - Contributor
Publication
2000 - New Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL50425M
- ISBN-10156584579X
- OCLC Control Number42719105
- OCLC Control Numberwhokilledrogerac00baya
- Library of Congress Control Number99054834
and 2 more
- LibraryThing83539
- Goodreads651193
Classifications
- DDC823/.912
- LCCPR6005.H66 M853313 2000
Description
"Agatha Christie's classic novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has sparked great debate in the years since its publication in 1926, inspiring cultural critics from Umberto Eco to Roland Barthes to explore its unique construction: a murder mystery in which the murderer appears to be the narrator. With Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?, Pierre Bayard reopens the Ackroyd file. This psychoanalyst-cum-professor of literature examines the details of the case anew and offers an ingenious rereading of one of the most popular mysteries of all time. Wondering why Hercule Poirot's conclusion about the identity of the murderer has never been questioned, Bayard uses a creative mix of literary theory and psychoanalysis to propose a startling new solution."--BOOK JACKET.
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