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La tête d'un homme (+CD) B2
Une seule collection de lecture pour tous niveaux !
Structure du livre:
Une collection de lecture en francais pour se divertir, s'enrichir, perfectionner ses connaissances des grands classiques de la litterature francaise.
Cette collection est accessible des le niveau debutant, elle est organisee en quatre niveaux: A1, A2, B1, B2.
Un dossier pedagogique a la fin de l uvre est renforce par des activites de comprehension, des fiches thematiques et des corriges integres.
La definition des mots et des expressions difficiles figure en bas de page.
Descriptif:
Le condamne a mort, Heurtin, s'evade de la prison ou il est enferme. Mais est-il vraiment coupable du meurtre dont on l'accuse ? C'est au commissaire Maigret de le decouvrir...
Composants:
Le CD audio contient la totalite du texte enregistre.
Un dossier pedagogique propose des activites pour controler la lecture et l'ecoute du texte, reemployer le vocabulaire ainsi que des fiches pour aller plus loin.
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Structure du livre:
Une collection de lecture en francais pour se divertir, s'enrichir, perfectionner ses connaissances des grands classiques de la litterature francaise.
Cette collection est accessible des le niveau debutant, elle est organisee en quatre niveaux: A1, A2, B1, B2.
Un dossier pedagogique a la fin de l uvre est renforce par des activites de comprehension, des fiches thematiques et des corriges integres.
La definition des mots et des expressions difficiles figure en bas de page.
Descriptif:
Le condamne a mort, Heurtin, s'evade de la prison ou il est enferme. Mais est-il vraiment coupable du meurtre dont on l'accuse ? C'est au commissaire Maigret de le decouvrir...
Composants:
Le CD audio contient la totalite du texte enregistre.
Un dossier pedagogique propose des activites pour controler la lecture et l'ecoute du texte, reemployer le vocabulaire ainsi que des fiches pour aller plus loin.
"
- GenresFrance
112 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2012
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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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November 17, 2024
La Tête D’Un Homme was my introduction to Georges Simenon and his very own Hercule Poirot – Jules Maigret. The extracts at the end of this Lecture Facile version of the book claim that Simenon had already written 200 novels and about 1000 short stories by the time he was 26 years old. That averages to 80 pages a day. Sounds like way too tall a claim to me, but if it has to be believed, I’d say his practice is most visible in the structure of his novel and the skill of his storytelling.
As is common in murder mysteries of the time, I found that the book went a bit in circles and had quite a few loose ends and unnecessary plotlines. The final reveal was somehow both surprising and expected. What I mean is that the ending was only surprising because not enough evidence had been revealed to the reader for them to come to the conclusion on their own or for them to have been satisfactorily deceived. So much necessary information was not revealed to us that the killer could very much have been anyone and the story would have still worked. That’s what made the ending (or any ending really) pretty predictable.
Yet, I would say that Simenon’s ability to maintain tension is excellent. Despite its drawbacks, the book kept me hooked till the very end. Simenon writes each scene as if he were writing a movie – the characters and their movements are captured as if they were happening right there on our mind screens. The only thing missing was dramatic Bollywood 80s music in the background of fight scenes, jailbreaks, and chase sequences.
The tag on this book says its French level is B2, but I thought it was significantly easier, perhaps even a B1.1. I almost did not check the dictionary at all on this one, and I caught myself forgetting I was reading in French.
This is a good read as long as you don’t overthink the plot and the reveal.
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C’était seulement après avoir lu le roman entier que j’ai été informée à la célébrité de cette série des romans et du personnage de Jules Maigret. Appelé juste Maigret dans ce roman, le commissaire est très populaire dans le domaine de « pulp fiction. » Les extraits à la fin du livre font une déclaration que Georges Simenon avait déjà écrit presque 200 romans et 1000 contes et nouvelles avant qu’il ait eu 26 and.
Je ne sais pas que cette affirmation soit vraie ou non – ça semble trop gros à croire – mais je pense que cette pratique de Simenon est évidente dans ce roman. Le roman a une structure très commune dans des roman de ce genre et cette époque – une structure circulaire qui a beaucoup de détails à régler. À la fin du roman je me sens qu’il n’y avait pas assez d’évidence pour que Maigret ait conclu qui était l’assassin.
Pourtant, c’est peut-être grâce à la pratique de Simenon d’écrire beaucoup (et trop) qu’il a la bonne compétence de créer et entretenir la suspense.
De plus, cette édition du livre est dans la forme facile, modifié au niveau B2. J’ai pensé qu’il était un peu plus facile que ce niveau-là. Il était assez facile de lire, même si je suis au niveau B1.
Enfin, je voudrais dire que ce roman soit assez amusant si vous ne pensez pas trop aux détails.
As is common in murder mysteries of the time, I found that the book went a bit in circles and had quite a few loose ends and unnecessary plotlines. The final reveal was somehow both surprising and expected. What I mean is that the ending was only surprising because not enough evidence had been revealed to the reader for them to come to the conclusion on their own or for them to have been satisfactorily deceived. So much necessary information was not revealed to us that the killer could very much have been anyone and the story would have still worked. That’s what made the ending (or any ending really) pretty predictable.
Yet, I would say that Simenon’s ability to maintain tension is excellent. Despite its drawbacks, the book kept me hooked till the very end. Simenon writes each scene as if he were writing a movie – the characters and their movements are captured as if they were happening right there on our mind screens. The only thing missing was dramatic Bollywood 80s music in the background of fight scenes, jailbreaks, and chase sequences.
The tag on this book says its French level is B2, but I thought it was significantly easier, perhaps even a B1.1. I almost did not check the dictionary at all on this one, and I caught myself forgetting I was reading in French.
This is a good read as long as you don’t overthink the plot and the reveal.
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C’était seulement après avoir lu le roman entier que j’ai été informée à la célébrité de cette série des romans et du personnage de Jules Maigret. Appelé juste Maigret dans ce roman, le commissaire est très populaire dans le domaine de « pulp fiction. » Les extraits à la fin du livre font une déclaration que Georges Simenon avait déjà écrit presque 200 romans et 1000 contes et nouvelles avant qu’il ait eu 26 and.
Je ne sais pas que cette affirmation soit vraie ou non – ça semble trop gros à croire – mais je pense que cette pratique de Simenon est évidente dans ce roman. Le roman a une structure très commune dans des roman de ce genre et cette époque – une structure circulaire qui a beaucoup de détails à régler. À la fin du roman je me sens qu’il n’y avait pas assez d’évidence pour que Maigret ait conclu qui était l’assassin.
Pourtant, c’est peut-être grâce à la pratique de Simenon d’écrire beaucoup (et trop) qu’il a la bonne compétence de créer et entretenir la suspense.
De plus, cette édition du livre est dans la forme facile, modifié au niveau B2. J’ai pensé qu’il était un peu plus facile que ce niveau-là. Il était assez facile de lire, même si je suis au niveau B1.
Enfin, je voudrais dire que ce roman soit assez amusant si vous ne pensez pas trop aux détails.
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