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OverviewMaigret returns to his home town in a new translation of this thrilling novel, part of the new Maigret series The Countess of Saint-Fiacre dies from heart failure during mass on All Soul's day, exactly when the police had been forewarned that a crime would occur. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Georges Simenon , Shaun WhitesidePublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Classics Volume: 13 Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.123kg ISBN: 9780141394756ISBN 10: 0141394757 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 06 November 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Georges Simenon: 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 These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself. --The Washington Post Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals. --People 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. --Andr Gide A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness. --The Independent (London) Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller of tales. --The Observer (London) Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. --John Gray A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he creates. --Muriel Spark A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. --Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. --John Banville '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'-- Andre 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 Banville Author InformationGeorges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |