This book examines the importance of social class and social change in the Maigret stories, with a particular emphasis on the early formative novels, and the development of plot, characterization and settings. The work seeks to establish the extent to which Simenon's portrait of…
Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a phenomenally successful author of crime fiction. His 75 Maigret novels and 28 Maigret short stories were published between 1931 and 1972 to great international acclaim (he is the only non-anglophone crime writer to have achieved such renown). Hi…
"This book examines the importance of social class and social change in the Maigret stories, with a particular emphasis on the early formative novels, and the development of plot, characterization and settings. The work seeks to establish the extent to which Simenon's portrait o…
"This book examines the importance of social class and social change in the Maigret stories, with a particular emphasis on the early formative novels, and the development of plot, characterization and settings. The work seeks to establish the extent to which Simenon's portrait o…
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
La vie et l'oeuvre de Simenon ont déjà fait couler beaucoup d'encre, tant de la part des critiques littéraires que des journalistes de la presse people. C'est dans ce contexte que les Cahiers de L'Herne consacre un numéro au père de Maigret qui se veut à la fois généraliste et p…