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Apr 8, 2024 · Georges Simenon (born Feb. 13, 1903, Liège, Belg.—died Sept. 4, 1989, Lausanne, Switz.) was a Belgian-French novelist whose prolific output surpassed that of any of his contemporaries and who was perhaps the most widely published author of the 20th century.
Feb 20, 2015 · By Scott Bradfield. Feb. 20, 2015. Share full article. Roman Muradov. Georges Simenon (1903-89) had, at the very least, two identities. One was the Belgian altar boy who quickly made the ...
Oct 3, 2011 · Those who know anything about Georges Simenon usually know at least three things. The first is that he divided his energies between detective novels and “straight” novels. The former made him...
Sep 12, 2022 · Books. The Mysterious Case of Inspector Maigret. Georges Simenon was a high-living libertine; his greatest creation was a man of moral restraint. Yet the writer’s excesses are a clue to his...
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Sep 25, 2016 · David Hare: the genius of Georges Simenon This article is more than 7 years old As he brings one of the crime writer’s novels to the National stage, David Hare reveals why he loves the pithy ...
Sep 7, 1989 · Georges Simenon, the masterly Belgian novelist whose Inspector Maigret mysteries and many other highly regarded works made him one of the most widely published authors of the century, died in...
