Maigret and the Old Lady

Maigret and the Old Lady

Author	Georges Simenon
Original title	French: Maigret et la Vieille Dame
Translator	Robert Brain, Ros Schwartz
Language	French
Series	Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre	Detective fiction, crime fiction
Publisher	Presses de la Cité
Publication date	1950
Publication place	Belgium
Published in English	1958
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Maigret and the Coroner
Followed by	Madame Maigret's Own Case

Maigret and the Old Lady (French: Maigret et la vieille dame) 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. ^[1] The book was published the following year by Presses de la Cité.

Translations

The book was translated into English by Robert Brain in 1958 and by Ros Schwartz in 2016 under the title Maigret and the Old Lady. ^[2]

The first German translation by Hansjürgen Wille and Barbara Klau was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 1954. The new translation by Renate Nickel was published by Diogenes Verlag in 1978. ^[3]

Reception

In 1958 literature magazine Time and Tide wrote about the novel: "The plot of Maigret and the Old Lady […] might not amount to much if it were handled by another, but Maigret's methods and Simenon's gift for creating and evoking local atmosphere combine to hold the reader captive." ^[4]

Adaptations

The novel was adapted several times: ^[5]

In French

• 1977: Maigret et la dame d'Etretat, with Jean Richard in the lead role;
• 1995: Maigret et la vieille dame, starring Bruno Cremer;

In English

• 1960: The Old Lady, starring Rupert Davies;

In Japanese

• 1978: Keishi to rōfūfu no nazo (警視と老夫婦の謎)), starring Kinya Aikawa;

In Russian

• 1974: Maigret i staraya dama, starring Boris Tenin.

Stage Play 1965

Maigret and the Lady, Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London), Opera House, Manchester, and other locations. 23rd August – 6th November 1965. [John Gale Productions Ltd., https://theatricalia.com/play/eq3/maigret-and-the-lady/production/y4w ]

Bibliography

• Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 318-319 ISBN   978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)

External links

• Novels portal

• Maigret at trussel.com

References

1. Biographie de Georges Simenon 1946 à 1967 auf Toutesimenon.com, der Internetseite des Omnibus Verlags.
2. "Maigret et la vieille dame". Trussel.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
3. Oliver Hahn: Bibliografie deutschsprachiger Ausgaben. Georges-Simenon-Gesellschaft (Hrsg.): Simenon-Jahrbuch 2003. Wehrhahn, Laatzen 2004, ISBN 3-86525-101-3, S. 49–50.
4. „The plot of Maigret and the Old Lady […] might not amount to much if it were handled by another, but Maigret's methods and Simenon's gift for creating and evoking local atmosphere combine to hold the reader captive.“ In: Time & Tide Band 39, Time and Tide Publishing 1958, S. 892.
5. "Maigret et la vieille dame". Trussel.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.