5/19/2023 0 Comments The widow simenon![]() ![]() Some of his “psychological novels” have only recently begun to catch the eye of the reading public, and include titles like La neige était sale – Snow is Dirty (1948) or Le fils – Sons (1957). Simenon drew quite some inspiration from his life in America as some of his novels were set in the scenery he lived through: (Trois chambres à Manhattan – Three Rooms in Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New – Maiget in New York York (1947), Maigret se fâche – Maigret Gets Angry (1947)). ![]() This, so called Simenon’s “American” period is considered his most creative. Simenon spent a good period of his life and career in the United States. Maigret became particularly popular in Great Britain, where Simenon’s works were used as a base for two Maigret television series (1960-93). The success of the Maigret series meant that the works from this series were translated into all major languages, while several of them became movies and radio plays. Currently there is quite a number of sites that continue to discuss Maigrets cases (). The first novel in the series appeared in 1931, while the last one hit the shelves in 1972. ![]() Simenon is best known and remembered for a series of 75 novels and 28 short stories covering the adventures of police commissioner (Commissaire) Maigret. ![]()
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