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Author | Georges Simenon |
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Original title | French: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux |
Language | French |
Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
Genre | Detective fiction, Crime fiction |
Publication date | 1961 |
Publication place | Belgium |
Media type | |
Preceded by | Maigret in Society |
Followed by | Maigret and the Black Sheep |
Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (also translated as Maigret and the Idle Burglar; French : Maigret et le Voleur paresseux) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.
The book has been translated three times into English: in 1963 by Daphne Woodward as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, in 2003 as Maigret and the Idle Burglar, [1] and in 2018 by Howard Curtis as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar. [2]
The 81st episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret", directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy with Jean Richard in the lead role, is based on the novel.
The book is translated into the Georgian language as მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი, by Nani Madzaghua. [3]
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