«نائب القنصل» الذي تحمل الرواية اسمه، أو صفته، ليس إلا واحدا من شخصياتها. ربما كانت آن ماري ستريتر زوجة السفير الفرنسي أولى منه بحمل العنوان، أو حتى مايكل ريتشارد، عشيقها السابق – الباقي يشاطرها زمن ما بعد الخبز، أو ربما يستحق ذلك كل من أولئك الآخرين الذين تتشكل منهم حلقة العيش والسهر. هؤلاء محكومون بأن يكونوا ملازمين بعضهم بعضا، فهم بِيض كالكوتا، موظفو السفارة الفرنسية وقنصلياتها، ومن يمتّون إليهم بصلة.
كل منهم إذن يستحقّ أن تسمى الرواية باسمه، طالما أنهم حاضرون فيها بالتساوي. أما فتاة الرابعة عشرة، الكمبودية الهاربة أو المطرودة من بيتها، فتبدو كما لو أنها استُبعدت بعد أن كانت احتمالا أول للتسمية. لقد بدأت الرواية بها وحدها، مرافقة إياها في الرحلة التي كانت المسافات فيها تقاس بحدود البلدان واتساع جغرافياتها. من كمبوديا إلى سيام (تايلند) إلى بورما إلى كلكوتا في الهند، مشت سائرة على قدميها. وحدها، بلا معرفة بالطرقات، ولا ماذا يؤكل منها، وأي الأماكن لا يشكل النوم فيها خطرا. كانت تسعى إلى الوصول إلى أبعد ما تستطيع، إلى حيث تنتهي الأرض كما تقول وهي تخاطب نفسها. وقد تابعت مارغريت دوراس هذه الرحلة، ليس بوصف مراحلها، بل باتساع قدرتها الكتابية ورهافتها الأسلوبية.
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie’s world-famous mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again…and again…
Author Biography: Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out… When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day
What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie.
Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for a friend would place him at the center of a deadly conspiracy. Drawn into a web of intrigue, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger.
As events unfold, the combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Sûreté gradually converge on Chimneys, the great country estate that hides an amazing secret. . . .
An exotic holiday for Miss Marple is ruined when a retired major is killed… As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier’s yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major’s attention wandered. He never did finish the story.
Librarian’s note: this entry relates to the collection of short stories titled, “The Thirteen Problems.” Entries for the individual stories can be found elsewhere.
The Tuesday Night Club is the name for a varied group of guests who challenge each other to solve recent crimes. It begins one evening when the group gathers at Miss Marple’s house and the conversation turns to unsolved crimes. The case of the disappearing bloodstains; the thief who committed his crime twice over; the message on the death-bed of a poisoned man which read ‘heap of fish’; the strange case of the invisible will; a spiritualist who warned that ‘Blue Geranium’ meant death. Now pit your wits against the powers of deduction of the ‘Tuesday Night Club’. But don’t forget that Miss Marple is present. Sometime later, many of the same people are present at a dinner given by Colonel and Dolly Bantry. Another set of six problems. Even later there’s a thirteenth. Can you match Miss Marple’s performance?
The 13 stories are: 1. The Tuesday Night Club, 2. The Idol House of Astarte, 3. Ingots of Gold, 4. The Bloodstained Pavement, 5. Motive v. Opportunity, 6. The Thumbmark of St. Peter, 7. The Blue Geranium, 8. The Companion, 9. The Four Suspects, 10. A Christmas Tragedy, 11. The Herb of Death, 12. The Affair at the Bungalow, and 13. Death by Drowning. Readers should also check out each of these entries.
When Lord Edgware Dies a most unnatural death, detective Hercule Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum: if the obvious killer, the slain peer’s spiteful wife, didn’t do it, who did? A classic from the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie.
When Lord Edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. His estranged actress wife was seen visiting him just before his death and Hercule Poirot himself heard her brag of her plan to “get rid” of him.
But how could she have stabbed Lord Edgware in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? It’s a case that almost proves to be too much for the great Poirot.
” الطمع ” … هذه هي النقيصة البشرية التي يعالجها بلزاك في هذه الرواية بعمق وتحليل صادق ، حيث يرى فيها كل شاب جزءا من نفسه … في إطار من الفن القصصي البارع الذي يمتاز بالبساطة . وبلزاك برع في الاستيلاء على انتباه القارئ ، حيث يشعر القارئ أنه يعيش في تلك الأحداث ، وليس مجرد متفرج غريب عن جوها ومشاكلها .
توفر هذه السلسلة معلومات حديثة عن أذرع الولايات المتحدة. تحتوي هذه الكتب التي تحتوي على أحدث التطورات والإضافات للقوى البرية في العالم ، على السمات المختلفة لكل من أنظمة الأسلحة المستخدمة اليوم.
نظرة على تاريخ وخصائص بعض من أشهر البنادق في العالم ، يدرس هذا الكتاب البنادق الرائدة المنتجة على نطاق واسع – الولايات المتحدة M16 ، و AK-47 السوفياتي ، و AUG المستقبلي. كما أنه يغطي أسلحة دقيقة من عيارات مختلفة: البنادق ونماذج نصف آلية وأحدث التطورات
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