Thursday, June 30, 2005

Penulis Cerita Fiksi Paling Laris

Menurut catatan rekor dari Guiness World Records, penulis cerita fiksi paling laris di dunia adalah .... JK Row.. ah, bukan.. ternyata Agatha Christie. Yup, lengkapnya Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976). Sejumlah 78 judul novel kriminal telah terjual kira-kira 2 miliar copy (miliar! bukan juta) dalam 44 bahasa. Penerimaan royalti diperkirakan sebesar $3,7 juta setiap tahunnya. Wow!

Di Indonesia, novel AC diterbitkan Gramedia Pustaka Utama. Daftarnya adalah:
Misteri di Styles---The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920, Poirot)
Musuh Dalam Selimut---The Secret Adversary (1922, Tommy & Tuppence)
Lapangan Golf Maut---Murder on the Links (1923, Poirot)
Pria Bersetelan Cokelat---The Man in the Brown Suit (1924, Kolonel Race)
Poirot Melacak---Poirot Investigates (1924, Poirot)
Rahasia Chimneys---The Secret of Chimneys (1925, Inspektur Battle)
Pembunuhan atas Roger Ackroyd---The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926, Poirot)
Empat Besar---The Big Four (1927, Poirot)
Misteri Kereta Api Biru---The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928, Poirot)
Misteri Tujuh Lonceng---The Seven Dials Mystery (1929)
Pasangan Detektif---Partners in Crime (1929, Tommy & Tuppence)
Pembunuhan di Wisma Pendeta---The Murder at the Vicarage (1930, Miss Marple)
Mr Quin yang Misterius---The Mysterious Mr Quin (1930, Mr Quin)
Misteri Sittaford---The Sittaford Mystery (1931)
Hotel Majestic---Peril at End House (1932, Poirot)
Tiga Belas Kasus---The Thirteen Problems (1932, Miss Marple)
Matinya Lord Edgware---Lord Edgware Dies (1933)
Anjing Kematian---The Hound of Death and Other Stories (1933, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Atas Orient Express---Murder on the Orient Express (1934, Poirot)
The Listerdale Mystery (1934) *)
Pembunuh di Balik Kabut---Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1934)
Parker Pyne Menyelidiki---Parker Pyne Investigates (1934, Parker Pyne)
Tragedi Tiga Babak---Three-Act Tragedy (1934, Poirot)
Maut di Udara---Death in the Clouds (1935, Poirot)
Pembunuhan ABC---The ABC Murders (1936, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Mesopotamia---Murder in Mesopotamia (1936, Poirot)
Kartu-Kartu di Meja---Cards on the Table--- (1936, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Lorong---Murder in the Mews (1937, Poirot)
Saksi Bisu---Dumb Witness (1937, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Sungai Nil---Death on the Nile (1937, Poirot)
Perjanjian dengan Maut---Appointment With Death (1938, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Malam Natal---Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1939, Poirot)
Membunuh Itu Gampang---Murder Is Easy (1939, Inspektur Battle)
Sepuluh Anak Negro---And Then There Were None (1939)
Mawar Tak Berduri---Sad Cypress (1940, Poirot)
Satu, Dua, Pasang Gesper Sepatunya---One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940, Poirot)
Pembunuhan di Teluk Pixy---Evil Under the Sun (1941, Poirot)
N atau M?---N or M? (1941, Tommy & Tuppence)
Mayat dalam Perpustakaan---The Body in the Library (1942, Miss Marple)
Mengungkit Pembunuhan---Five Little Pigs (1942, Poirot)
Pena Beracun---The Moving Finger (1943, Miss Marple)
Menuju Titik Nol---Towards Zero (1944, Inspektur Battle)
Ledakan Dendam---Death Comes As the End (1945)
Kenangan Kematian---Sparkling Cyanide (1945, Kolonel Race)
Rumah Gema---The Hollow (1946, Poirot)
Tugas-tugas Hercules---The Labours of Hercules (1947, Poirot)
Mengail di Air Keruh---Taken at the Flood (1948, Poirot)
Buku Catatan Josephine---The Crooked House (1949)
Iklan Pembunuhan---A Murder Is Announced (1950, Miss Marple)
Mereka Datang ke Bagdad---They Came to Baghdad (1951)
Mrs McGinty Sudah Mati---Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952, Poirot)
Muslihat Dengan Cermin---They Do It With Mirrors (1952, Miss Marple)
Setelah Pemakaman---After the Funeral (1953, Poirot)
Misteri Burung Hitam---A Pocket Full of Rye (1953, Miss Marple)
Menuju Negeri Antah Berantah---Destination Unknown (1955)
Pembunuhan di Pondokan Mahasiswa---Hickory Dickory Dock (1955, Poirot)
Kubur Berkubah---Dead Man's Folly (1956, Poirot)
Kereta 4.50 dari Paddington---4:50 from Paddington (1957, Miss Marple)
Mata Rantai yang Hilang---Ordeal by Innocence (1958)
Kucing di Tengah Burung Dara---Cat among the Pigeons (1959, Poirot)
Skandal Perjamuan Natal---The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960, Poirot/Miss Marple)
Misteri Penginapan Tua---The Pale Horse (1961, Ariadne Oliver)
Dan Cermin Pun Retak---The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962, Miss Marple)
Mayat Misterius---The Clocks (1963, Poirot)
Misteri Karibia---A Caribbean Mystery (1964, Miss Marple)
Hotel Bertram---At Bertram's Hotel (1965, Miss Marple)
Gadis Ketiga---Third Girl (1966, Poirot)
Malam Tanpa Akhir---Endless Night (1967)
Rumah di Tepi Kanal---By the Pricking of My Thumbs (1968, Tommy & Tuppence)
Pesta Halloween---Hallowe'en Party (1969, Poirot)
Penumpang ke Frankfurt---Passenger to Frankfurt: An Extravaganza (1970)
Nemesis (1971, Miss Marple)
Gajah Selalu Ingat---Elephants Can Remember (1972, Poirot)
Gerbang Nasib---Postern of Fate (1973, Tommy & Tuppence)
Kasus-Kasus Perdana Poirot---Poirot's Early Cases (1974, Poirot)
Tirai---Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975, Poirot)
Pembunuhan Terpendam---Sleeping Murder (1976, Miss Marple)
Kasus-Kasus Terakhir Miss Marple---Miss Marple's Final Cases (1979, Miss Marple)
Masalah di Teluk Pollensa---Problem at Pollensa Bay (1991, Parker Pyne/Poirot/Mr Quin)
Selagi Hari Terang---While the Light Lasts (1997)

*) akan terbit

Sudah lengkapkah koleksi Anda?
Oh ya, kalau mau melihat-lihat cover AC bahasa lain, silakan ke sini:
http://www.deliciousdeath.com/

PS. Seri Harry Potter sendiri telah terjual lebih dari 200 juta kopi. Sama dengan JK Rowling, Agatha Christie juga menciptakan tokoh dengan inisial HP; yaitu Hercule Poirot. Selain HP, ada juga Miss Marple, pasangan Tommy & Tuppence, dan lain-lain. Dua ebook AC dapat dibaca di:
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/863
- Secret Adversary http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1155
Kedua ebook ini sudah masuk dalam public domain karena masa berlaku hak ciptanya sudah lewat.

Sumber:
- http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48281
- milis bibliophile

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