| Ariadne Oliver | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Parker Pyne Investigates |
| Last appearance | Elephants Can Remember |
| Created by | Agatha Christie |
| Portrayed by | Jean Stapleton, Zoë Wanamaker |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Detective Story writer. Parker Pyne Investigates is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in Elephants Can Remember is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City New York) is an American character actress Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells |
Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. Agatha Mary Clarissa Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 &ndash 12 January 1976 commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English She is a mystery novelist and a friend of Hercule Poirot. Crime fiction is the Genre of Fiction that deals with Crimes their detection criminals and their motives It is usually distinguished from A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Clearly she is a spoofed and caricatured alter ego of Christie herself.
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Profile
Mrs. Oliver often assists Poirot in her case through her knowledge of the criminal mind. She often claims to be endowed with particular "feminine intuition," but it usually leads her astray. She is particularly fond of apples, which becomes a plot point in the novel Hallowe'en Party. Hallowe'en Party is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November
In the books, Oliver's most famous works are those featuring her vegetarian Finn detective Sven Hjerson. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea Sven Hjerson is a fictional fictional Detective in several books by Agatha Christie. Since she knows nothing of Finland, Oliver frequently laments Hjerson's existence. In many of her appearances, Oliver - and her feelings toward Hjerson - reflect Agatha Christie's own frustrations as an author, particularly with the Belgian Hercule Poirot (an example of self-insertion). Self-insertion is a literary device in which the real author of a work of fiction appears as a character within that fiction either overtly or in disguise The self-caricature has also been used to discuss Christie's own follies in her earlier novels. For instance, in Mrs McGinty's Dead, Mrs. Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Oliver talks of having made the blowpipe a foot long in one of her novels, whereas the actual length is something like four and half feet - the same mistake Christie made in Death in the Clouds. Death in the Clouds is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company on March 10
In The Pale Horse, Mrs. The Pale Horse is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 6 1961 Oliver is acquainted with the Rev. and Mrs. Dane Colthrop, who are also friends of Miss Marple (as seen in The Moving Finger) — thus establishing that Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot exist in the same world. Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a Fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie The Moving Finger is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in July 1942
Books by Ariadne Oliver and by a number of other fictitious mystery writers are discussed by the characters in the Poirot novel The Clocks (1963). The Clocks is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 7 1963
In a short piece in John Bull Magazine in 1956, Christie was quoted as saying, "I never take my stories from real life, but the character of Ariadne Oliver does have a strong dash of myself. John Bull magazine was a weekly periodical established in Bolt Court, London, by Theodore Hook in 1820 " The author of the article went on to state, "It is perfectly true that sometimes she works at her stories in a large old-fashioned bath, eating apples and depositing the cores on the wide mahogany surround. "[1]
Literary function
Even in the one novel in which she appears without Poirot, Mrs. Oliver does not function as a detective, in that she rarely participates in the investigation and contributes only tangentially to the solution. In Cards on the Table she does interview some of the suspects, and in Elephants Can Remember she again interviews witnesses, but none of the essential ones. She is more usually used for comic relief or to provide a deus ex machina through her intuitive or sudden insights, a function that is especially apparent in Third Girl in which she furnishes Poirot with virtually every important clue. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension A deus ex machina ( lat. ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina literally "god from a/the machine" is an improbable
Further functions of Mrs. Oliver are: to enable Christie to discuss overtly the techniques of detective fiction; to contrast the more fanciful apparatuses employed by mystery authors with the apparent realism of her own plots; and to satirise Christie's own experiences and instincts as a writer. Literary realism most often refers to the trend beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Mrs. Oliver therefore serves a range of literary purposes for Christie.
Literary appearances
The true first appearance of Mrs. Oliver was a brief appearance in the short story The Case of the Discontented Soldier which was first published, along with four other stories in the August 1932 issue of the US version of Cosmopolitan magazine (issue number 554) under the sub-heading of Are You Happy? If Not Consult Mr. Parker Pyne Investigates is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in Cosmopolitan is the best-selling young women's magazine in the world Parker Pyne. The story first appeared in the UK in issue 614 of Woman's Pictorial on October 15, 1932 and was later published in book form in 1934 as Parker Pyne Investigates (titled Mr. Parker Pyne Investigates is a Short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in Parker Pyne, Detective in the US). Within this story she appeared as part of Pyne's unorthodox team of freelance assistants. All her subsequent appearances (save one) were in Poirot novels:
- Cards on the Table (1936)
- Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952)
- Dead Man's Folly (1956)
- The Pale Horse (1961) Oliver's only appearance in a Christie novel without Poirot's involvement. Cards on the Table is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November Mrs McGinty's Dead is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in February 1952 Dead Man's Folly is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd Mead and Company in October The Pale Horse is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 6 1961
- Third Girl (1966)
- Hallowe'en Party (1969)
- Elephants Can Remember (1972)
Representations in film and television adaptations
A 1986 adaptation of Dead Man's Folly starred Jean Stapleton as Ariadne Oliver. Third Girl is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 Hallowe'en Party is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Elephants Can Remember is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City New York) is an American character actress
Zoë Wanamaker played Ariadne Oliver in the 2005 television version of Cards on the Table with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British
References
- ^ John Bull Magazine August 11, 1956. Volume 100 Number 2615 (Page 3)
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