The Surprising Real-Life Inspiration For POIROT

Was Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot based on a real person? And if so, who was he at the end of the day? Surely, these questions pop into the mind of every reader of the fabulous series of detective crime novels written by Agatha Christie in the mid-20th century.

True masterpieces of the genre, these texts, and their quirky protagonist have quickly become evergreen crowd-favourites on bookshelves, on stage, on TV, and in the movies and seem to have never lost their popularity ever since.

Yet, could it be that Christie didn’t just invent Poirot?

In this video:
0:00 Was there a real Hercule Poirot?
1:34 How and when Christie first came up with the idea of Poirot?
3:08 Bet with the elder sister
3:48 Sherlock Holmes inspiration
4:28 Belgian trace
5:24 How old is Poirot?
7:05 Where was Poirot born?
8:02 What does the name ‘Hercule Poirot’ mean?
9:22 Agatha Christie’s personal relation to Poirot
10:29 Real-life witnesses of Poirot
11:42 Poirot interpretation in The Sketch
12:55 Poirot on screens
14:33 Captain Hastings' real-life prototype
15:38 It all got complicated between Christie and Poirot


FURTHER READING AND WATCHING:
☞ the official Agatha Christie website https://www.agathachristie.com/
☞ story of Jacques Hornais https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
☞ Agatha Christie’s Autobiography book https://www.agathachristie.com/en/sto..., or find in your nearest bookstore
☞ Being Poirot documentary starring David Suchet https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3390600/

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