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14%OFFGeorges Simenon - The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin: Inspector Maigret #10 - 9780141393520 - V9780141393520
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The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin: Inspector Maigret #10

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Description for The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin: Inspector Maigret #10 Paperback. In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators. Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath, and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground, as Delfosse gives a cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. Translator(s): Reynolds, Sian; Schwartz, Ros. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.

The city of Simenon's youth comes to life in this new translation of this disturbing novel set in Liège, book ten in the new Penguin Maigret series.

In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators.
Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath, and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground, as Delfosse gives a sharp cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. In the dark, he ... Read more

Maigret observes from a distance as two boys are accused of killing a rich foreigner in Liège. Their loyalty, which binds them together through their adventures, is put to the test, and seemingly irrelevant social differences threaten their friendship and their freedom.

Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret at the "Gai-Moulin".

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray

'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian

'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

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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
9780141393520
SKU
V9780141393520
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About Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Liège, 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 ... Read more

Reviews for The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin: Inspector Maigret #10
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 “The matchless French crime novelist.” —Adam ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin: Inspector Maigret #10


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