Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories

ISBN-13: 9780786470549 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 220 str.

Bill Alder

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Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was one of the most successful 20th-century authors of crime fiction. His 75 Maigret novels and 28 Maigret short stories published between 1931 and 1972 found international success, (he is the only non-anglophone crime writer who has found such international renown). His Maigret stories are regarded by many as having established a new direction in crime fiction, emphasising social and psychological portraiture rather than focussing on a puzzle to be solved or on "action.