The First Novel of One of the Greatest Fiction Writers, Agatha Christie The Queen of Mysteries | THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES | Review
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In this post, I review a popular mystery novel from a popular author, the Queen of Mysteries, Agatha Christie. The title of the novel is Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles). Tanslated book (to Indonesian). It is Agatha Christie's first novel and the first novel by her that I finished reading. This novel is the debut of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, the most popular fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes.
Di postingan ini, aku mereview sebuah novel misteri populer dari penulis populer, yaitu sang Ratu Misteri, Agatha Christie. Judul novelnya adalah Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles). Buku terjemahan (ke bahasa Indonesia). Itu adalah novel pertama Agatha Christie sekaligus novel pertama karangannya yang aku selesai baca. Novel ini menjadi debut dari detektif Belgia bernama Hercule Poirot, detektif fiktif yang paling populer setelah Sherlock Holmes.
🧾 Title: Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles)
🧾 Translation: Mareta
🧾 Editor: Erawati Dian
🧾 Cover: Staven Andersen
🧾 Publisher: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama
🧾 Number of Pages: 272 Pages
🧾 Dimensions: 11×18cm
🧾 About the Author:
Agatha Christie wrote dozens of detective novels. She is the fiction writer with the most total sales of fiction books in the world after William Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than 2 billion copies. Very fantastic number. Her book And Then There Were None is the best-selling mystery novel of all time, selling around 100 million copies. She also wrote six romance books under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, some skits, and one book of poetry; she also assisted her husband, an archaeologist, Sir Max Mallowan, on several expeditions in Southwest Asia.
🧾 Judul: Misteri di Styles (The Mysterious Affair at Styles)
🧾 Alih Bahasa: Mareta
🧾 Editor: Erawati Dian
🧾 Sampul: Staven Andersen
🧾 Penerbit: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama
🧾 Jumlah Halaman: 272 Halaman
🧾 Dimensi: 11×18cm
🧾 Tentang Penulis:
Agatha Christie menulis puluhan novel detektif. Dia adalah penulis fiksi dengan total penjualan buku fiksi terbanyak di dunia setelah William Shakespeare. Buku-bukunya telah terjual lebih dari 2 milyar eksemplar. Angka yang sangat fantastis. Bukunya And Then There Were None adalah novel misteri paling laris sepanjang masa, yaitu terjual sekitar 100 juta eksemplar. Ia juga menulis enam buku roman dengan nama samaran Mary Westmacott, beberapa cerita sandiwara, dan satu buku sajak; dia juga membantu suaminya, seorang arkeolog, Sir Max Mallowan, dalam beberapa ekspedisi di Asia Barat Daya.
Synopsis:
Sinopsis:
Who poisoned the rich Emily Inglethorp, and how did the killer enter and escape from her locked room? The case is complicated by the many people who have motive for killing the victim—from the victim's new husband to her two stepsons, her temperamental maid, and the beautiful girl who works at the hospital pharmacy.
This novel was a brilliant debut for Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot and the starting point for Agatha Christie as the Queen of Mysteries.
Siapa yang meracuni Emily Inglethorp yang kaya, dan bagaimana si pembunuh masuk serta melarikan diri dari kamarnya yang terkunci? Kasus ini diperumit banyaknya orang yang punya motif untuk membunuh korban—mulai dari suami baru korban hingga ke dua anak tirinya, pelayannya yang temperamental, serta gadis cantik yang bekerja di apotek rumah sakit.
Novel ini menjadi debut yang brilian bagi Detektif Belgia Hercule Poirot dan jadi titik awal Agatha Christie sebagai Ratu Misteri.
🧾 What I have is the 11th print (May 2022). That is, in Indonesia this book is selling well. The cover is white, simple. The author's name on the front cover and spine are Agatha Christie's signature.
Yang kupunya adalah cetakan ke-11 (Mei 2022). Artinya, di Indonesia buku ini laris. Covernya berlatar putih, sederhana. Nama penulis di cover depan dan punggung buku adalah tanda tangan Agatha Christie.
🧾 This book contains 13 chapters:
Chapter 1: Aku Pergi Ke Styles (I Go to Styles)
Chapter 2: Tanggal 16 dan 17 Juli (The 16th and 17th of July)
Chapter 3: Malam Nahas (The Night of the Tragedy)
Chapter 4: Poirot Menyelidik (Poirot Investigates)
Chapter 5: "Bukan Strychnine, kan?" ("It isn't Strychnine, is It?")
Chapter 6: Pemeriksaan (The Inquest)
Chapter 7: Poirot Membayar Utang (Poirot Pays His Debts)
Chapter 8: Kecurigaan Baru (Fresh Suspicions)
Chapter 9: Dr. Bauerstein
Chapter 10: Penahanan (The Arrest)
Chapter 11: Kasus untuk Disidangkan (The Case for the Prosecution)
Chapter 12: Mata Rantai Terakhir (The Last Link)
Chapter 13: Penjelasan Poirot (Poirot Explains)
Buku ini berisi 13 bab:
Bab 1: Aku Pergi ke Styles
Bab 2: Tanggal 16 dan 17 Juli
Bab 3: Malam Nahas
Bab 4: Poirot Menyelidik
Bab 5: "Bukan Strychnine, kan?"
Bab 6: Pemeriksaan
Bab 7: Poirot Membayar Utang
Bab 8: Kecurigaan Baru
Bab 9: Dr. Bauerstein
Bab 10: Penahanan
Bab 11: Kasus untuk Disidangkan
Bab 12: Mata Rantai Terakhir
Bab 13: Penjelasan Poirot
🧾 The point of view used is the first person point of view, namely Hastings, a man who is on leave after being sent home from the battlefield as an invalid and then spent several months in the hospital.
Sudut pandang yang digunakan adalah sudut pandang orang pertama, yaitu Hastings, seorang yang sedang cuti setelah dikirim pulang dari medan perang sebagai seorang invalid lalu mendekam beberapa bulan di rumah sakit.
🧾 So, this book seems to be Hastings' writing, even though he's just a fictional character. Due to the worldwide fame of the case known as the "Styles Case" dan Hastings happened to be on his own, Poirot and the stricken family encouraged him to write down what really happened in the hope that sensational issues would soon subside.
Jadi, buku ini seolah-olah adalah tulisan Hastings, yang padahal dia hanyalah tokoh fiktif. Karena kemasyhuran kasus yang dikenal sebagai "Kasus Styles" yang mendunia dan kebetulan Hastings alami sendiri, Poirot dan keluarga yang tertimpa bencana itu mendorongnya agar menuliskan apa yang sebenarnya terjadi dengan harapan agar isu-isu yang sensasional segera mereda.
🧾 Detective Hercule Poirot is a Belgian detective of small stature, with an egg-shaped head, and a strong affinity for order.
Detektif Hercule Poirot adalah seorang detektif Belgia bertubuh kecil, dengan kepala berbentuk telur, dan sangat gandrung pada tata cara yang teratur.
🧾 Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as well as Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie are really great. Really smart. It's just that as far as I've read from the two stories, Sherlock Holmes has a conceited nature, while Hercule Poirot is not. Hercule Poirot is a humble man. It's not that I don't like Sherlock Holmes' cockiness, I just do. Both are unique.
Sherlock Holmes oleh Sir Arthur Conan Doyle juga Hercule Poirot oleh Agatha Christie benar-benar hebat. Benar-benar cerdas. Hanya saja sejauh yang kubaca dari kedua kisah, Sherlock Holmes memiliki sifat sombong, sedangkan Hercule Poirot tidak begitu. Hercule Poirot adalah orang yang rendah hati. Bukan berarti aku tidak suka sifat sombong Sherlock Holmes, aku malah suka. Keduanya unik.
🧾 There is a lot of French in this book. Naturally, because Hercule Poirot is Belgian. So, I used the Google Translate app to translate. For example: mon ami.
Buku ini banyak bahasa Perancisnya. Wajar saja, karena Hercule Poirot adalah orang Belgia. Jadi, aku menggunakan aplikasi Google Translate untuk menerjemahkan. Contohnya: mon ami.
🧾 This book is really fun. Made me amazed, overjoyed, hysterical 😆 on the part of revealing who is the perpetrator of the crime. It was so unexpected... It's great that Agatha Christie has made this story...
Buku ini seru sekali. Membuatku takjub, kegirangan, histeris 😆 pada bagian pengungkapan siapa pelaku kejahatan. Sungguh tidak terduga... Hebat sekali Agatha Christie telah membuat kisah ini...
🧾 Good character developments... Poirot and Hastings characters are excellent.
Pembangunan karakter baik... Tokoh Poirot dan Hastings bagus sekali.
🧾 Finally, this book is very cool, I recommend it... 👍🏻
Akhir kata, buku ini sangat keren, aku merekomendasikannya... 👍🏻
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Thank you for seeing this post!
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 My name is Faisal Hanafi, I live in Medan, Indonesia. I am a student at a college in my city. My hobby is reading books. I have hundreds of books. There are comics, novels, and others. I also watch some movies and anime. I joined Hive starting from 2021. At Hive, I write about food, books and more. My cooking ability went up because of Hive. |