The writer is joining us to retort your questions in a live webchat on Monday 9 November from 1pm GMT onwards – post them in the comments below 11.19am GMTFew writers beget had the chance to engage with quite so many icons of British literary culture as Anthony Horowitz. He has steered Agatha Christie’s Poirot through various TV adventures,and written two novels about that other quintessential sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. Then there’s Trigger Mortis, or the James Bond novel published this year and authorised by Ian Fleming’s estate.
But Horowitz has created many celebrated universes of his own. There are reams of children’s books (including the Alex Rider series),TV dramas like Foyle’s War, novels for adults like The Killing Joke, and plays like this year’s Dinner With Saddam,a Baghdad-set comedy that blends farce with fierce political satire. Hes also a trustee of the Old Vic theatre, and is currently working with them on the Trustees’ Week initiative.
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Source: theguardian.com