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Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most popular authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels, 21 volumes of memoirs and many short stories, selling over 500 ...
Georges Simenon, better known as the creator of the famous detective, Jules Malgret, was a Belgian writer who has published over 200 novels and many other short works making him one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century.
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.
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Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer, most famous for his fictional detective Jules Maigret. He was one of the most popular authors of the 20th century, selling over 500 million copies of his works during his lifetime. [1]
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- September 4, 1989
- February 13, 1903
- La camera azzurra by Georges Simenon, Marina di Leo (Translator)
- Pietr the Latvian (Maigret #1) by Georges Simenon, David Bellos (Translation)
- The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon, Siân Reynolds (Translator)
- The Yellow Dog (Maigret #6)
Learn how the Belgian crime writer and Maigret inventor composed his novels in a feverish state of grace, with red wine and sharpened pencils. Discover his prolific and nomadic life, his Catholic background and his characters' fates.
Feb 20, 2015 · Georges Simenon (1903-89) had, at the very least, two identities. One was the Belgian altar boy who quickly made the transition from failed pastry chef to legendary cub reporter for the Gazette...
