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Maigret tiene miedo
Quinto libro de Simenon publicado por «Anagrama & Acantilado», el segundo protagonizado por el comisario Maigret.
Tras asistir a un congreso de la policía en Burdeos, Maigret decide visitar a un antiguo compañero de estudios en la pequeña ciudad de Fontenay-le-Comte. Durante el trayecto en tren, un pasajero se le acerca y le pregunta si su presencia allí tiene alguna relación con los brutales asesinatos que han sacudido a la población recientemente y una de cuyas víctimas era su cuñado, hallado sin vida con un fuerte golpe en la cabeza. La estancia, que se auguraba apacible, guarda aún más sorpresas para apenas ha llegado a la ciudad cuando se produce un nuevo asesinato, y los principales sospechosos son dos aristócratas de una de las familias de mayor raigambre en el lugar. Para resolver el caso, el comisario deberá familiarizarse con los viejos rencores que dividen a la comunidad y lidiar con un clima de sospecha que sólo él podrá disipar.
Tras asistir a un congreso de la policía en Burdeos, Maigret decide visitar a un antiguo compañero de estudios en la pequeña ciudad de Fontenay-le-Comte. Durante el trayecto en tren, un pasajero se le acerca y le pregunta si su presencia allí tiene alguna relación con los brutales asesinatos que han sacudido a la población recientemente y una de cuyas víctimas era su cuñado, hallado sin vida con un fuerte golpe en la cabeza. La estancia, que se auguraba apacible, guarda aún más sorpresas para apenas ha llegado a la ciudad cuando se produce un nuevo asesinato, y los principales sospechosos son dos aristócratas de una de las familias de mayor raigambre en el lugar. Para resolver el caso, el comisario deberá familiarizarse con los viejos rencores que dividen a la comunidad y lidiar con un clima de sospecha que sólo él podrá disipar.
154 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 26, 2022
About the author
Georges Simenon
2,616 books2,371 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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February 12, 2025
3.47 kinda a fun lil French old timey mystery but also nothing to write home about
October 27, 2025
Maigreeet eres tán único!! 💚
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