External links
- Maigret at trussel.com
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | French: Chez les Flamands |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Fayard |
Publication date | 1932 |
Published in English | 1940 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret Goes Home |
| Followed by | Death of a Harbour Master |
The Flemish Shop (other English-language titles are The Flemish House and Maigret and the Flemish Shop; French : Chez les Flamands) 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 1940 by Geoffrey Sainsbury as The Flemish Shop, in 1990 as Maigret and the Flemish Shop by Geoffrey Sainsbury, and in 2015 by Shaun Whiteside as The Flemish House. [1]
The novel has been adapted three times for film and television: in French in 1992 as Maigret chez les Flamands, with Bruno Cremer in the main role, and in 1976 as Maigret chez les Flamandswith Jean Richard in the lead role; in English in 1963 as The Flemish Shop, with Rupert Davies in the main role. [2]
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