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Economics through mysteries

Can detective stories be a clever gateway to learning complex subjects? Two American professor show the way

Economics through mysteries
Updated On : 22 Sep 2023 | 10:41 PM IST

After Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie's novels revised by 'sensitivity readers'

The recent revisions to Christie's novels are part of a trend to edit the works of several classic writers. This includes names like Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming

After Roald Dahl, Agatha Christie's novels revised by 'sensitivity readers'
Updated On : 28 Mar 2023 | 10:23 AM IST

Her voice amid lurking danger: Reflections on some feminist crime novels

It goes without saying that not all of the female crime novelists come out as feminists, and that some male writers can do feminist crime novels quite well.

Her voice amid lurking danger: Reflections on some feminist crime novels
Updated On : 19 Apr 2020 | 12:32 AM IST

In the ruins of an Iraqi city, memories of Agatha Christie

Christie first visited Iraq before it gained independence from Britain in 1932

In the ruins of an Iraqi city, memories of Agatha Christie
Updated On : 05 Aug 2017 | 10:13 PM IST