'His artistry is supreme'John Banville 'Once alone in his office,he went over and opened the window as ifbeing in charge of this case made him gasp for a breath of fresh air... Itmade him feel almost fond of the petty thieves,maniacs,swindlers andoffenders of all kinds that he usually had to deal with.'Maigret has no taste for politics,or politicians,but when he is summoned to a clandestine meeting by a desperate government minister one evening,he finds himself drawn into an unsavoury world of corruption,scandal and cover ups.'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside,though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories'Guardian'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'Independent
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241279854Number of pages: 192Weight: 145 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 11 mm
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Praise for Georges Simenon:"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century... Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside,though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories."-The Guardian "These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself."-The Washington Post "Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals."-People "I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov."-William Faulkner "The greatest of all,the most genuine novelist we have had in literature."-Andr茅 Gide "A supreme writer... Unforgettable vividness."-The Independent (London) "Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales."-The Observer (London) "Compelling,remorseless,brilliant."-John Gray "A truly wonderful writer... Marvelously readable-lucid,simple,absolutely in tune with the world he creates."-Muriel Spark "A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it."lle -Peter Ackroyd "Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century."-John Banville"Gem-hard soul-probes...not justthe world's bestselling detective series,butan imperishable literary legend...he exposes secrets and crimes not by forensic wizardry,but by the melded powers of therapist,philosopher and confessor" imes (London)"Strangely comforting...so many lovely bistros from the Paris of mid-20th C. The corpses are incidental,it's the food that counts." argaret Atwood"One of the greatest writers of the 20th century...no other writer can set up a scene as sharply and with such economy as Simenon does...the conjuring of a world,a place,a time,a set of characters - above all,an atmosphere." inancial Times"Gripping. . .richly rewarding...You'll quickly find yourself obsessing about his life as you tackle each mystery in turn."- Stig Abell he Sunday Times (London)
Georges Simenon
Staggeringly prolific and stylistically revolutionary,French author Georges Simenon is the creator of Inspector Maigret and one of the most significant crime writers in literary history.
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