'The father of contemporary European detective fiction'Ann CleevesIt was indeed a photograph,a picture of a woman. But the face wascompletely hidden,scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried toobliterate the head,someone very angry. The pen had bitten into thepaper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single squaremillimetre had been left visible.On the other hand,below thehead,the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress,very tight and very low cut.Sailorsdon't talk much to other men,especially not to policemen. But afterCaptain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler,they allmention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage.Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as The Sailors'Rendezvous.'Compelling,remorseless,brilliant'John Gray'One of thegreatest writers of the twentieth century'Guardian'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'Independent
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141393506Number of pages: 160Weight: 123 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'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.'
- The Guardian'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'- André Gide'A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness'- The Independent'Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales'- The Observer'Compelling,remorseless,brilliant.'- John Gray'A truly wonderful writer... marvellously readable - lucid,simple,absolutely in tune with the workd he creates'- Muriel Spark'A novelist who entered his fictional world as it he were a part of it'- Peter Ackroyd'Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century'- John BanvilleGeorges 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.
Visit the Georges Simenon author page
Kommentar