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The Saint-Fiacre Affair: Inspector Maigret #13
Georges Simenon
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Description for The Saint-Fiacre Affair: Inspector Maigret #13
Paperback. Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense. The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
Maigret's past comes to life in this vivid new translation of this evocative novel, set in the Inspector's home town. Book thirteen in the new Penguin Maigret series. Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense. The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Now an anonymous note predicting a crime during All Souls' Day mass draws him back there, where troubling memories resurface and hidden vices are revealed. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Goes Home. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray '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' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Inspector Maigret
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141394756
SKU
V9780141394756
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About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know 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.
Reviews for The Saint-Fiacre Affair: Inspector Maigret #13
Praise for Georges Simenon: One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled 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. lle
Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century.
John Banville
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. lle
Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century.
John Banville