Reviewing Simenon
In May 2011 I began a project to reread a representative selection of Georges Simenon’s novels. I didn’t want to read all his books: there were too many, over 200. … Continue reading
Three Simenon Omnibuses
The Fourteenth Simenon Omnibus Maigret and the Spinster was first published in 1942 as Cécile est morte, and was translated into English by Eileen Ellenbogen. This is a similar plot … Continue reading
The Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth Simenon Omnibuses
The Eleventh Omnibus The Venice Train was first published in 1961 as Le Train de Venise, and was translated into English by Alastair Hamilton. It begins as intriguingly as an … Continue reading
The Simenon case
The book I’m reading now is Simenon, a Critical Biography, by Stanley G Eskin, (McFarland and Co. Jefferson NC, USA 1987), and this is the reaction I have to what … Continue reading
The Sixth and Seventh Simenon Omnibus
Maigret and the Wine Merchant was first published as Maigret et le marchand de vin in 1970. It was translated by Eileen Ellenbogen. Oscar Chabut was a very successful man. … Continue reading
The Fifth Simenon Omnibus
Maigret’s Boyhood Friend was first published as L’Ami d’enfance de Maigret in 1968. It was translated into English by Eileen Ellenbogen. Leon Florentin is Maigret’s boyhood friend, with whom he … Continue reading
The Fourth Simenon Omnibus
This project is to review the novels published in the Penguin Simenon Omnibus series. The Little Saint was first published as Le Petit saint in 1965. It was translated by … Continue reading
