Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. He was one of the most popular authors of the 20th century, selling over 500 million copies of his works during his lifetime. [1] Apart from his detective fiction, he achieved critical acclaim for his literary novels which he called romans durs (hard novels). Among his literary admirers were Max Jacob, François Mauriac and André Gide. [2] Gide wrote, “I consider Simenon a great novelist, the greatest perhaps, and the most truly a novelist that we have had in contemporary French literature.” [3]
Simenon's published works include 192 novels written under his own name, [4] over 200 novels written under various pseudonyms, four autobiographies and 21 volumes of memoirs. [1] He also wrote a large quantity of short fiction.
Simenon's fiction is often classified into his early pseudonymous popular novels, the last of which was written in 1933; [5] his fiction featuring police commissioner Jules Maigret (75 novels and 28 short stories); [4] and his 117 literary novels (romans durs). [6] Simenon's short fiction is usually classified into his Maigret stories and other short fiction. Simenon also wrote travel stories which straddle the boundary between fiction and non-fiction. His non-fiction includes autobiographical writings, travel writing, essays, journalism and published lectures. [7]
The following partial bibliography includes only those works which were first published under Simenon's own name. [8] The works are listed in order of their first French publication in commercial editions. French title and year of first publication is given first, followed by English translations where applicable. The first English translations printed in book form in British and American commercial editions are listed, as are the first editions of subsequent translations, and English translations currently in print where known.
Unless otherwise specified, the sources for the French title and publication date are Bernard Alavoine, [9] Trudee Young, [10] Tout Simenon [11] and Tout Maigret. [12] The sources for the publication details of English translations are Trudee Young, [10] Barry Forshaw, [13] Patrick Marnham, [14] Penguin UK [15] and the individual works cited.
French title [9] [10] [12] | Year of French publication [9] [10] | Selected English translations [10] [13] [15] [16] |
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Pietr-le-Letton | 1930 [17] |
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M. Gallet, décédé | 1931 |
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Le pendu de St Pholien | 1931 |
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Le charretier de La Providence | 1931 |
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Le chien jaune | 1931 |
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La nuit du carrefour | 1931 |
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Un crime en Hollande | 1931 |
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Au Rendez-vous des Terre-Neuvas | 1931 |
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La tête d'un homme | 1931 |
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La danseuse du Gai-Moulin | 1931 |
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La guinguette à deux sous | 1932 |
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L'ombre chinoise | 1932 |
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L'affaire Saint-Fiacre | 1932 |
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Chez les Flamands | 1932 |
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Le fou de Bergerac | 1932 |
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Le port des brumes | 1932 |
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Liberty Bar | 1932 |
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L'ecluse n° 1 | 1933 |
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Maigret | 1934 |
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Cécile est morte | 1942 |
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Les caves du Majestic | 1942 |
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La maison du juge | 1942 |
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Signé Picpus | 1944 |
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L'inspecteur Cadavre | 1944 |
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Félicie est là | 1944 |
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Maigret se fâche | 1944 |
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Maigret à New York | 1947 |
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Les vacances de Maigret | 1948 |
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Maigret et son mort | 1948 |
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La première enquête de Maigret | 1949 |
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Mon ami Maigret | 1949 |
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Maigret chez le coroner | 1949 |
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Maigret et la vieille Dame | 1950 |
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L'amie de Mme Maigret | 1950 |
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Les mémoires de Maigret | 1951 |
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Maigret au Picratt's | 1951 |
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Maigret en meublé | 1951 |
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Maigret et la Grande Perche | 1951 |
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Maigret, Longon et les gangsters | 1951 |
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Le revolver de Maigret | 1952 |
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Maigret et l'homme du banc | 1953 |
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Maigret a peur | 1953 |
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Maigret se trompe | 1953 |
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Maigret à l'ecole | 1954 |
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Maigret et la jeune morte | 1954 |
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Maigret chez le ministre | 1955 |
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Maigret et le corps sans tête | 1955 |
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Maigret tend un piège | 1955 |
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Un échec de Maigret | 1956 |
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Maigret s'amuse | 1957 |
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Maigret voyage | 1957 |
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Les scrupules de Maigret | 1958 |
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Maigret et les temoins récalcitrants | 1959 |
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Une confidence de Maigret | 1959 |
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Maigret aux assises | 1960 |
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Maigret et les vieillards | 1960 |
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Maigret et le voleur paresseux | 1961 |
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Maigret et les braves gens | 1962 |
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Maigret et le client du Samedi | 1962 |
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Maigret et le clochard | 1963 |
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La colère de Maigret | 1963 |
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Maigret et le fantôme | 1964 |
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Maigret se defend | 1964 |
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La patience de Maigret | 1965 |
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Maigret et l'affaire Nahour | 1966 |
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Le voleur de Maigret | 1967 |
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Maigret à Vichy | 1968 |
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Maigret hésite | 1968 |
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L'ami d'enfance de Maigret | 1968 |
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Maigret et le tueur | 1969 |
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Maigret et le marchand de vin | 1970 |
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La folle de Maigret | 1970 |
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Maigret et l'homme tout seul | 1971 |
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Maigret et l'indicateur | 1971 |
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Maigret et M. Charles | 1972 |
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French title [9] [10] | Year of French publication [9] [10] | Selected English translations [10] [13] [15] [16] |
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Le relais d'Alsace | 1931 |
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Le passager du 'Polarlys' | 1932 |
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Les Fiançailles de M. Hire | 1933 |
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Le coup de lune | 1933 |
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La maison du canal | 1933 |
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L'Âne rouge (1933). | 1933 |
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Les gens d’en face | 1933 |
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Le haut mal | 1933 |
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L'homme de Londres | 1933 |
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Le locataire | 1934 |
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Les suicidés | 1934 |
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Les Pitard | 1935 |
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Les clients d'Avrenos | 1935 | — |
Quartier Nègre | 1935 | — |
L'évadé | 1936 |
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Long cours | 1936 |
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Les demoiselles de Concarneau | 1936 |
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45° à l'ombre | 1936 |
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Le testament Donadieu | 1937 |
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L'assassin | 1937 |
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Les blanc à lunettes | 1937 |
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Faubourg | 1937 |
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Ceux de la soif | 1938 | — |
Chemin sans issue | 1938 |
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Les rescapés du Télémaque | 1938 |
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Les trois crimes de mes amis | 1938 | — |
Le suspect | 1938 |
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Les soeurs Lacroix | 1938 |
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Touriste de bananes | 1938 |
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M. La souris | 1938 |
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La Marie du port | 1938 |
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L'homme qui regardait passer les trains | 1938 |
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Le cheval blanc | 1938 |
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Le coup de vague | 1939 | — |
Chez Krull | 1939 |
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Le bourgmestre de Furnes | 1939 |
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Malempin | 1940 |
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Les inconnus dans la maison | 1940 |
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Cour de assises | 1941 |
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Bergelon | 1941 |
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L'outlaw | 1941 | — |
Il pleut, bergère | 1941 |
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Le voyageur de la Toussaint | 1941 |
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La maison de sept jeunes filles | 1941 | — |
Oncle Charles s'est enfermé | 1942 | — |
La veuve Couderc | 1942 |
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Le fils Cardinaud | 1942 |
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La verité sur Bébé Donge | 1942 |
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Le rapport du gendarme | 1944 |
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La fuite de M. Monde | 1945 |
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La fenêtre des Rouets | 1945 |
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L'ainé des Ferchaux | 1945 |
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Trois chambres à Manhattan | 1946 |
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Les noces de Poitiers | 1946 |
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Le Cercle des Mahé | 1946 |
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Au bout du rouleau | 1947 | — |
Lettre à mon juge | 1947 |
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Le clan des Ostendais | 1947 |
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Le passager clandestin | 1947 |
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Le bilan Malétras | 1948 |
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Le destin des Malou | 1948 |
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La jument perdue | 1948 | — |
La neige était sale | 1948 |
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Pedigree | 1948 |
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Le fond de la bouteille | 1949 |
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Les fantômes du chapelier | 1949 |
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Les quatres jours du pauvre homme | 1949 |
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Un nouveau dans la ville | 1950 | — |
L'enterrement de Monsieur Bouvet | 1950 |
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Les volets verts | 1950 |
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Tante Jeanne | 1950 |
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Le temps d'Anaïs | 1951 |
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Une vie comme neuve | 1951 |
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Marie qui louche | 1951 |
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La mort de Belle | 1952 |
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Les frères Rico | 1952 |
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Antoine et Julie | 1953 |
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L'escalier de fer | 1953 |
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Feux rouges | 1953 |
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Crime impuni | 1954 |
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L'horloger d'Everton | 1954 |
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Le grand Bob | 1954 |
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Les témoins | 1955 |
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La boule noire | 1955 |
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Les complices | 1956 |
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En cas de malheur | 1956 |
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Le petit homme d'Arkhangelsk | 1957 |
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Le fils | 1957 |
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Le nègre | 1957 |
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Strip-tease | 1958 |
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Le président | 1958 |
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Le passage de la ligne | 1958 | — |
Dimanche | 1959 |
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La vieille | 1959 |
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Le veufe | 1960 |
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L'ours en peluche | 1960 |
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Betty | 1961 |
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Le train | 1961 |
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La porte | 1962 |
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Les autres | 1962 |
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Les anneaux de Bicêtre | 1963 |
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La chambre bleue | 1964 |
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L'homme au petit chien | 1964 |
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Le petit saint | 1965 |
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Le train de Venise | 1965 |
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Le confessionnal | 1966 |
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La mort d'Auguste | 1966 |
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Le chat | 1967 |
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Le déménagement | 1967 |
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La prison | 1968 |
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La main | 1968 |
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Il y a encore des noisetiers | 1969 | — |
Novembre | 1969 |
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Le riche homme | 1970 |
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La disparition d'Odile | 1971 |
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La cage de verre | 1971 |
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Les innocents | 1972 |
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The date of French publication refers to first commercial publication in book form, whether separately or as part of a collection. Most of the stories were originally published in newspapers or magazines. The sources for French publication are Bernard Alavoine, [9] Trudee Young [10] and Tout Maigret. [12] The sources for first English publication are Trudee Young [10] and Barry Forshaw. [13] The source for most recent English publication is Penguin UK. [15]
French title [9] [10] [12] | French collection [9] [10] | Selected English translations [10] [13] [15] |
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"La péniche aux deux pendus" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"L'affaire du boulevard Beaumarchais" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"La fenêtre ouverte" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Monsieur Lundi" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Jeumont, 51 minutes d'arrêt!" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Peine de mort" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Les larmes de bougie" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Rue Pigalle" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Un erreur de Maigret" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"L'amoureux de Madame Maigret" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"La vieille dame de Bayeux" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"L'auberge aux noyés" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Stan-le-Tueur" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"L'Étoile du Nord" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Tempête sur La Manche" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Mademoiselle Berthe et son amant" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Le notaire du Châteauneuf" | Les nouvelles enquêtes de Maigret (1944) |
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"Maigret et l'inspecteur malgracieux" (also known as "Maigret et l'inspecteur malchanceux") | Maigret et l'inspecteur malchanceux (1947) |
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"Le témoinage de l'enfant de choeur" | Maigret et l'inspecteur malchanceux (1947) |
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"Le client le plus obstiné du monde" | Maigret et l'inspecteur malchanceux (1947) |
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"On ne tue pas les pauvres types" | Maigret et l'inspecteur malchanceux (1947) |
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"La pipe de Maigret" | La pipe de Maigret (1947) |
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"L'homme dans la rue" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) |
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"Vente à la bougie" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) |
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"Un Noël de Maigret" [18] | Un Noël de Maigret (1951) |
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"L'improbable Monsieur Owen" | Éditions Rencontre (1967) |
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"Ceux du Grand Café" | Éditions Rencontre (1967) |
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"Menaces de mort" | Tout Simenon (1992) |
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French title [9] [10] | French collection [9] [10] | Selected English translations [10] [13] [15] |
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"Ziliouk" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Ziliouk" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Monsieur Rodrigues" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Monsieur Rodrigues" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Madame Smitt" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Madame Smitt" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Les « Flamands »" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "The 'Flemings'" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Nouchi" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Nouchi" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Arnold Schuttringer" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Arnold Schuttringer" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Waldemar Strvzeski" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Waldemar Strvzeski" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Philippe" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Philippe" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Nicolas" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Nicolas" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Les Timmermans" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "The Timmermans" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Le Pacha" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "The Pacha" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Otto Müller" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Otto Müller" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
"Bus" | Les treize coupables (1932) | "Bus" in The Thirteen Culprits. Translated by Schulman, Peter. Cincinnati: Crippin and Landru. 2002. ISBN 978-1-885941-78-7. |
Les treize enigmes (short story collection, 1932) | — | |
Les treize mystères (short story collection, 1932) | — | |
La mauvaise étoile (collection of travel stories, 1938) | — | |
"Le Grand langoustier" | in Les sept minutes (1938) | — |
La Nuit des sept minutes | in Les sept minutes (1938) | — |
"L’Enigme de la Marie Galante" | in Les sept minutes (1938) | — |
"Le Flair du Petit Docteur" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Doctor's Hunch" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"La Demoiselle en bleu pâle" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Girl in Pale Blue" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Une femme a crié" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "A Woman Screamed" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Le Fantôme de M. Marbe" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Haunting of Monsieur Marbe" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Les Mariés du 1er décembre" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Midwinter Marriage" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Le Mort tombé du ciel" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Corpse in the Kitchen Garden" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"La Bonne fortune du Hollandais" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Dutchman's Luck" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Le Passager et son nègre" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "Paupaul and His Negro" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"La Piste de l’homme roux" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Trail of the Red-Haired Man" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"L’Amiral a disparu" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Disappearance of the Admiral" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"La Sonnette d’alarme" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "The Communication Cord" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"Le Château de l’arsenic" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "Arsenic Hall" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"L’Amoureux aux pantoufles" | Le petit docteur (1943) | "Death in a Department Store" in The Little Doctor. Tr. Stewart, Jean. London: Hamish Hamilton. 1978. ISBN 978-0-241-89989-2 |
"La Cage d’Emile" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"La Cabane en bois" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"L’Homme tout nu" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"L’Arrestation du musicien" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"L’Etrangleur de Moret" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Vieillard au porte-mine" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Les Trois bateaux de la calanque" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"La Fleuriste de Deauville" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Ticket de métro" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Emile à Bruxelles" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Prisonnier de Lagny" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Club des vieilles dames" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Docteur Tant-Pis" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Le Chantage de l’Agence O" | Les dossiers de l'Agence O (1943) | — |
"Les Petits cochons sans queue" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Sous peine de mort" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Le Petit tailleur et le chapelier" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Un certain monsieur Berquin" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"L’Escale de Buenaventura" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Le Deuil de Fonsine" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Madame Quatre et ses enfants" | Maigret et les petits cochon sans queue (1950) | — |
"Sept petites croix dans un carnet" [19] | Un Noël de Maigret (1951) |
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"Le Petit restaurant des Ternes" | Un Noël de Maigret (1951) | "The Little Restaurant in Les Ternes" in A Maigret Christmas and Other Stories. Translated by Coward, David. UK: Penguin. 2018. ISBN 978-0-241-35674-6. |
"La Femme du pilote" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"Le Doigt de Barraquier" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"Valérie s’en va" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"L’Epingle en fer à cheval" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"Le Baron de l’écluse ou la croisière du 'Potam'" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"Le Nègre s’est endormi" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"L’Homme à barbe" (later republished as "Nicholas") | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"Le Bateau d’Emile" | Le Bateau d’Emile (1954) | — |
"La Rue aux trois poussins" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Comique du Saint-Antoine” | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Mari de Mélie" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Capitaine du Vasco” | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Crime du Malgracieux" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Docteur de Kirkenes" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"La Piste du Hollandais" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Les Demoiselles de Queue-de-Vache" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Matin des trois absoutes" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Le Naufrage de l’Armoire à Glace” | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Les Mains pleines" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Nicolas" (previously published as "L'Homme à barbe") | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"Annette et la dame blonde" | La Rue aux trois poussins (1963) | — |
"La chanteuse de Pigalle" | Tout Simenon, Tome 12 (1990) | — |
"L’invalide à la tête de bois" | Tout Simenon, Tome 12 (1990) | — |
"Le gros lot" | Tout Simenon, Tome 12 (1990) | — |
"La folle d'Itteville" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"L’affaire du canal" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"Sing-Sing ou La maison des trois marches" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"Mademoiselle Augustine" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"Moss et Hoch" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"L’as de l’arrestation" | Tout Simenon, Tome 18 (1991) | — |
"Le capitaine Philips et les petits cochons" | Tout Simenon, Tome 20 (1992) | — |
"L’oranger des îles Marquises" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Monsieur Mimosa" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Les trois messieurs du consortium" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"L’homme qui mitraillait les rats" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"La tête de Joseph" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Little Samuel à Tahiti" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Le vieux couple de Cherbourg" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"La révolte du canari" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Le châle de Marie Dudon" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Le destin de Monsieur Saft" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Les cent mille francs de P’tite Madame" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"L’aventurier au parapluie" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"La cabane à Flipke" | Tout Simenon, Tome 22 (1992) | — |
"Les mystères du Grand-Saint-Georges" | Tout Simenon, Tome 24 (2003) | — |
French title [9] [10] | Year of French publication [9] [10] | Selected English translations [10] [13] [15] [16] |
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Je me souviens | 1945 | — |
Quand j'étais vieux | 1970 |
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Lettre à ma mère | 1974 |
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Un homme comme un autre | 1975 | — |
Des traces de pas | 1975 | — |
Les petits hommes | 1976 | — |
Vent du nord, vent du sud | 1976 | — |
Un banc au soleil | 1977 | — |
De la cave au grenier | 1977 | — |
A l'abri de notre arbre | 1977 | — |
Tant que je suis vivant | 1978 | — |
Vacances obligatoires | 1978 | — |
La main dans la main | 1978 | — |
Au-delà de ma porte-fenêtre | 1978 | — |
Je suis resté un enfant du choeur | 1979 | — |
À quoi bon jurer? | 1979 | — |
Point-virgule | 1979 | — |
Le prix d'un homme | 1980 | — |
On dit que j'ai soixante-quinze ans | 1980 | — |
Quand vient le froid | 1980 | — |
Les libertés quíl nous reste | 1980 | — |
La femme endormie | 1981 | — |
Jour et nuit | 1981 | — |
Destinées | 1981 | — |
Mémoires intimes | 1981 |
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Jules Maigret, or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("commissioner") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most popular authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels, 21 volumes of memoirs and many short stories, selling over 500 million copies.
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett is a 1931 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. It is the first novel to feature Inspector Jules Maigret who would later appear in more than a hundred stories by Simenon and who has become a legendary figure in the annals of detective fiction.
Patrick Marnham is an English writer, journalist and biographer. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society Literature in 1988. He is primarily known for his travel writing and for his biographies, where he has covered subjects as diverse as Diego Rivera, Georges Simenon, Jean Moulin and Mary Wesley. His most recent book, published in September 2020, is War in the Shadows: Resistance, Deception and Betrayal in Occupied France, an investigation into the betrayal of a British resistance network in the summer of 1943.
A Battle of Nerves is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest of Simenon's "Maigret" novels, and one of eleven he had published that year.
The Crime at Lock 14 is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.
The Sailors Rendezvous is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest of Simenon's "Maigret" novels, and one of eleven he had published that year.
Guinguette by the Seine is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.
Lettre à mon juge was written by Belgian author Georges Simenon in 1946 during his stay at Bradenton Beach, Florida and published in Paris the following year by Presses de la Cité. It is a dark psychological account of a man overcome by buried passions who becomes a murderer.
Joseph Altairac was a French literary critic and essayist.
Maigret and the Loner is a 1971 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. The book was translated into English by Howard Curtis.
The Shadow in the Courtyard is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written in Antibes in December 1931 and was published a month later, in January 1932, by the Parisian publishing house Fayard.
Maigret and the Toy Village is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.
Maigret in New York is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between February 27 to March 6, 1946, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec, Canada. The book was published in 1947 by Presses de la Cité.
A Summer Holiday is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between November 11 to November 20, 1947, in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The book was published in the following year by Presses de la Cité.
Maigret and the Coroner is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between July 21 to July 30, 1949, in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The book was published in October the same year by Presses de la Cité.
Maigret and the Old Lady is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between November 29 to December 8, 1949, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, United States. The book was published the following year by Presses de la Cité.
Madame Maigret's Own Case is a 1950 detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between December 13 and December 22, 1949 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The book was published the following year by Presses de la Cité publishers.
Chit of a Girl is a 1938 novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. It is a stand-alone novel by Simenon, best known for his long running Inspector Maigret series. It was first translated and published in English in 1949.
Les noces de Poitiers (1946), translated as The Couple from Poitiers, is a novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon; it is one of the author's self-described roman durs or "hard novels" to distinguish it from his romans populaires or "popular novels," which are primarily mysteries that usually feature his famous Inspector Maigret character.
« Je tiens Simenon pour un grand romancier : le plus grand peut-être et le plus vraiment romancier que nous ayons eu en littérature française aujourd'hui. »
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