'The father of contemporary European detective fiction'Ann Cleeves'Florentin pulled one of those faces which had once amused his classmates so much and disarmed the teachers...Maigret didn't dare to ask why he had come to see him. He studied him,struggling to believe that so many years had passed . . .He was so used to acting the fool that his face automatically assumed comical expressions. But his face was still greyish,his eyes anxious.'A visit from a long-lost schoolmate who has fallen on hard times forces Maigret to unpick a seedy tangle of love affairs in Montmartre,and to confront the tragedy of a wasted life.This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.'His artistry is supreme'John Banville'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century'Guardian
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241304235Number of pages: 192Weight: 145 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 11 mm
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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 storiesA supreme writer...unforgettable vividnessThe most addictive of writers...a unique teller of tales
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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