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A Neve Estava Suja
O grande romance existencialista de Georges Simenon, uma obra-prima imortal protagonizada por uma das personagens mais inesquecíveis do cânone literário ocidental.
Durante a Ocupação, Frank Friedmaier, um jovem de dezanove anos, cínico, insolente e misógino, leva uma vida de ócio e delinquência. Vive com a mãe num apartamento que é também um bordel, com mesa farta e casa aquecida. Lá fora, a cidade está sob o jugo do frio e da miséria, da sordidez e da traição. Certo dia, decidido a desafiar o destino, Frank mata um homem pela primeira vez. A única testemunha será o vizinho Gerhardt Holst com cuja filha Frank estabelecerá uma estranha e obsessiva relação, que o acompanhará na sua inexorável descida ao abismo.
Publicado em 1948, A Neve Estava Suja é o romance existencialista por excelência de Georges Simenon. Reflexão intemporal sobre a banalidade do mal e a possibilidade de redenção, eis um roman dur psicológico, negro, com uma atmosfera asfixiante.
Os elogios da crí
«Deveríamos falar de Simenon todos os dias.»
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
«O mais extraordinário criador de ficção do nosso tempo.»
George Steiner
«Ler Simenon dá-me um profundo prazer.»
William Faulkner
«A arte de Simenon é de uma beleza quase impossível de suportar.»
François Mauriac
«Não perco um romance de Simenon.»
Walter Benjamin
«Considero Simenon o melhor realista, melhor do que Zola ou Balzac.»
Anaïs Nin
Durante a Ocupação, Frank Friedmaier, um jovem de dezanove anos, cínico, insolente e misógino, leva uma vida de ócio e delinquência. Vive com a mãe num apartamento que é também um bordel, com mesa farta e casa aquecida. Lá fora, a cidade está sob o jugo do frio e da miséria, da sordidez e da traição. Certo dia, decidido a desafiar o destino, Frank mata um homem pela primeira vez. A única testemunha será o vizinho Gerhardt Holst com cuja filha Frank estabelecerá uma estranha e obsessiva relação, que o acompanhará na sua inexorável descida ao abismo.
Publicado em 1948, A Neve Estava Suja é o romance existencialista por excelência de Georges Simenon. Reflexão intemporal sobre a banalidade do mal e a possibilidade de redenção, eis um roman dur psicológico, negro, com uma atmosfera asfixiante.
Os elogios da crí
«Deveríamos falar de Simenon todos os dias.»
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
«O mais extraordinário criador de ficção do nosso tempo.»
George Steiner
«Ler Simenon dá-me um profundo prazer.»
William Faulkner
«A arte de Simenon é de uma beleza quase impossível de suportar.»
François Mauriac
«Não perco um romance de Simenon.»
Walter Benjamin
«Considero Simenon o melhor realista, melhor do que Zola ou Balzac.»
Anaïs Nin
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Published March 31, 2025
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About the author
Georges Simenon
2,738 books2,300 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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October 28, 2025
Uma história simples, de alguma forma interessante do início ao fim, mas com pouca profundidade, na forma de escrita.
October 28, 2025
Muito bem escrito, um ensaio sobre a maldade e a indiferença no Homem!
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