The Third Simenon Omnibus
Maigret Has Doubts was first published as Vue Confidence de Maigret in 1959, and was translated into English by Lyn Moir. Doctor Pardon, Maigret’s old friend, confides the details of … Continue reading
The Second Simenon Omnibus
The Patience of Maigret was first published as La Patience de Maigret in 1965. It was translated into English by Alastair Hamilton. The story is about a 20 year series … Continue reading
Crime, Punishment and Compassion
A lone man walks down a dark and seedy LA street at three am, and pushes open the scarred and dingy door of a dilapidated rooming house. The night clerk … Continue reading
The good books
Personal culture is, well, personal, so a list of writers who have been most important to me in my 50 years of reading may well not resonate with anyone else. … Continue reading
Man of 100 masterpieces: Georges Simenon
There are two Georges Simenons. In Europe and Latin America he is a major author, mentioned in the context of Dostoevsky, Durrenmatt and Patricia Highsmith. In English language countries he … Continue reading
