A new translation ofSimenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust.It was all real: himself,the room,Andrée still lying on the ravaged bed.For Tony and Andrée,there are no rules when they meet in the blue room at the Htel des Voyageurs. Their adulterous affair is intoxicating,passionate - and dangerous. Soon it turns into a nightmare from which there can be no escape. Simenon's stylish and sensual psychological thriller weaves a story of cruelty,reckless lust and relentless guilt.'A wondrous achievement,brief,inexorable,pared to,and agonisingly close to,the bone,and utterly compelling; in short,a true and luminous work of art.'John Banville'A double crime,a dark provincial scandal,and a dreadful sort of triumph...presented with shattering power'San Francisco Chronicle'Oneof the greatest writers of the twentiethcentury...Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside,thoughthe ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessivelyin his stories'Guardian'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'Independent
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141399041Number of pages: 160Weight: 123 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 8 mm
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A wondrous achievement,brief,inexorable,pared to,and agonisingly close to,the bone,and utterly compelling; in short,a true and luminous work of art.A double crime,a dark provincial scandal,and a dreadful sort of triumph...presented with shattering powerOneof 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 storiesA supreme writer...unforgettable vividness
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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