Georges Simenon: 511 books

**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In this Georges Simenon classic, a Dutch clerk flees to Paris with his...

**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian The basis for the 1947 French film noir classic Panique, which...

The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe. Additional material includes the original French first edition covers,...

**“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian When suspicion turns on Inspector Maigret for a crime he did not commit,...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian When Inspector Maigret's wallet and badge are stolen on a bus, it sets...

L'amour rédempteur - Sous l'occupation allemande, Frank Friedmaier vit dans une oisiveté dorée, chez sa mère, tenancière de bordel, faisant l'amour avec les filles de la maison ou les épiant. L'amour rédempteur Sous l'occupation allemande, Frank Friedmaier vit dans une oisiveté dorée,...

Een ijzersterke roman over een pantser dat barst In het West-Vlaamse stadje Veurne voert Joris ‘de Baas’ Terlinck de plak als burgemeester en directeur van een sigarenfabriek. Een werknemer die de dochter van een notabele – Terlincks gezworen vijand – zwanger heeft gemaakt, vraagt de...

Le meilleur de Simenon, à ne pas manquer ! Le meilleur de Simenon, à ne pas manquer ! Des notables peu recommandables... – Le Chien jaune A Concarneau, des faits troublants mettent la ville en émoi. On tente d'assassiner M. Mostaguen, au sortir de sa partie de cartes quotidienne...

I Donadieu sono un possente clan della Rochelle. Vivono trincerati tra i ninnoli della loro vasta magione e fra i vani oscuri dei loro uffici. E, quando vanno a messa la domenica, formano «una processione dove l’unico assente era il buon Dio». A osservarli, i loro movimenti apparivano «predisposti...

Le voyage et l'ailleurs : un grand thème simenonien avec ces trois romans représentatifs. Le Train de Venise – Trois Chambres à Manhattan – Le Relais d'Alsace Si le grand voyageur que fut Simenon s'est inspiré des lieux qu'il a visités pour écrire certains de ses romans, c'est avant tout...

“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic...

Raramente Simenon ha creato un intreccio così ricco e frizzante come in questo romanzo, che è stato definito «un Maigret senza Maigret», e in cui ritroviamo, in compenso, alcuni dei suoi celebri «comprimari»: Lucas, qui promosso commissario, e il perennemente scalognato ispettore Lognon. Sullo...

Alla fine degli anni Trenta, pur avendo dichiarato solennemente di non voler più scrivere polizieschi, Simenon, che ha un tenore di vita sempre più dispendioso e non è del tutto soddisfatto dei ritmi e delle tirature con cui il suo nuovo editore, Gaston Gallimard, manda in libreria i suoi romanzi,...

In una Nota premessa al testo (procedimento che adotterà solo un altro paio di volte nella sua carriera), Simenon decide di rinfrescare la memoria dei lettori sullo scandalo che a metà degli anni Trenta aveva travolto l’immenso impero economico dei fratelli Ferchaux, giunti in Africa alla fine...