Colin Watson ( English Colin Watson , February 1, 1920 in Craydon ( London ) - January 17, 1983 ) - British writer, author of humorous detective novels, creator of characters such as Inspector Perbright and Lucilla Titime. Since 1970 he was a member of the Detective Club .
| Colin Watson | |
|---|---|
| Colin watson | |
| Date of Birth | February 1, 1920 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | January 17, 1983 (62 years old) |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Genre | humorous detective |
| Language of Works | |
Content
Biography
Colin Watson attended Whitgift School College (South Craydon) from 1930 to 1936 . In 1937, he joined the Boston Guardian as a reporter. He later moved to London , and then to Newcastle , where he wrote for the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and Newcastle Journal , led an editorial, theater and book review.
Creativity
He was best known for his twelve short stories from the Fluxboro series, notable for their sparkling humor and witty description [1] of a fictional English town, the prototype of which, perhaps, is Boston, Lincolnshire. Watson worked as a journalist in Lincolnshire, and it is said that the characters in his books are well-recognized parodies of the people Watson had to work with.
Inspector Perbright
The central character of Watson's books, Inspector Walter Perbright, is perhaps not the most discerning investigator in detective literature. Nonetheless, he is characterized by extraordinary decency and civilization, around which tricky and sometimes bizarre events unfold. Considering each specific case, he conducts a polite and carefully considered investigation. The integrity of Perbright is consonant with Watson's thesis: civilized life is based on the tolerance, decency and honesty of its guardians. His absolute impartiality, his refusal to cave in before special interests or social status, and the conscientious observance of all procedural rules, makes Perbright a typical English hero.
Miss Titame
The most fun character from Colin Watson’s books, of course, is Miss Lucilla Edith Cavell Teatime , a kind of “anti-lady” whose replicas that sometimes border on vulgarity nevertheless give her charm. She is a lover of whiskey and dominoes , loves everything tasty. She appears in the fourth novel from the Fluxboro series Lonely Heart 4122 ( English Lonelyheart 4122 ), and remains an integral character until Watson's eleventh book, Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? ". In the series “Murder in English,” Miss Titime was played by British actress Brenda Bruce .
Bibliography
Flashborough Series
- Coffin, Scarcely Used (1958)
- Bump in the Night (1960)
- Hopjoy Was Here (1962) Hopjoy Was Here [3]
- Lonelyheart 4122 (1967)
- Charity Ends at Home (1968)
- The Flaxborough Crab (1969)
- Broomsticks over Flaxborough (1972)
- The Naked Nuns (1975)
- One Man's Meat (1977)
- Blue Murder (1979)
- Plaster Sinners (1980)
- Whatever's Been Going on at Mumblesby? (1982)
Other Novels
- The Puritan (1966)
- Snobbery with Violence (1971)
Screenshots
Four pieces from the Fluxboro series have been filmed by the BBC . In 1977, the mini-series Murder in English ( Murder Most English ) was released on television. The film adaptation successfully reflected the main elements of the books: the quiet atmosphere of the old English town, the merciless ridicule of the claims of the local bourgeois, and of course the author’s conviction that no matter how exotic tricks the plot is masked, the main crime is always committed for money. The mini-series was played by English actors Anton Rogers , In the role of Perbright, and Christopher Timothy In the role of Sergeant Love. The image of Miss Titime embodied the British actress Brenda Bruce .
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Notes
- ↑ Colin Watson. Tom and Enid Schantz, February 2008 Archived on September 29, 2012. (eng.)
- ↑ The cute old world of Colin Watson. Jeffrey Evner, 2004
- ↑ The only novel translated into Russian. Nizhny Novgorod branch of the joint venture "IKPA", 1991, ISBN 5-85202-057-6