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Le inchieste di Maigret (Adelphi) #3
Le inchieste di Maigret 11-15
Il volume contiene cinque inchieste del commissario Maigret: "Il Crocevia delle Tre Vedove", "Il caso Saint-Fiacre", "La casa dei fiamminghi", "Liberty Bar" e "L'ombra cinese".
708 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 6, 2012
About the author
Georges Simenon
2,630 books2,436 followersGeorges 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.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
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July 14, 2019
Storie che iniziano forse a sentire il passare del tempo, ma che dimostrano la scrittura essenziale ma incisiva di un autore che sapeva costruire trame complesse e tenere alta la tensione con un personaggio giustamente entrato nell'immaginario collettivo mondiale.
April 2, 2017
1) La balera da due soldi [letto]
2) L'ombra cinese [letto]
3) Il caso Saint-Fiacre [letto]
4) La casa dei Fiamminghi [letto]
5) Il porto delle nebbie [letto]
Dopo aver letto le storie #1 e #5 il tema di fondo di questo volume sembra essere quello torbide storie familiare nascoste sotto il tappeto. Di rispettabili famiglie che nascondono segreti poco perbene. In entrambi i racconti i due accusati vanno a rifugiarsi da donne oramai anziane che erano state figure importanti della loro infanzia. In entrambi i casi ci sono tradimenti, ricatti e un uso poco cristallino dei soldi.
2) L'ombra cinese [letto]
3) Il caso Saint-Fiacre [letto]
4) La casa dei Fiamminghi [letto]
5) Il porto delle nebbie [letto]
Dopo aver letto le storie #1 e #5 il tema di fondo di questo volume sembra essere quello torbide storie familiare nascoste sotto il tappeto. Di rispettabili famiglie che nascondono segreti poco perbene. In entrambi i racconti i due accusati vanno a rifugiarsi da donne oramai anziane che erano state figure importanti della loro infanzia. In entrambi i casi ci sono tradimenti, ricatti e un uso poco cristallino dei soldi.
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