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L’homme de la tour eiffel
Barcelona. 19 cm. 204 p., 2 h. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Simenon, Georges 1903-1989. Traducción, Javier Fernández de Castro. Traducción La tête d'un homme. Fernández de Castro, Javier. 1942-2020 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8432004820
132 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1971
About the author
Georges Simenon
2,625 books2,414 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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December 18, 2023
I’ve finally read every one of the Maigret novels (I still have a few short stories to track down). I want to give five stars for this series that has been my bedtime reading for some decades—reading a few pages in another language is a great way to turn off the day’s concerns and shift into relaxation.
My man Maigret is humble and loyal as well as brilliant. When his bosses press him for results he just shrugs. He says “I have no idea” when others in his position would want to show off what they already know. He abhors rich people and fancy things. He often has nice glass of white wine at 9 am, and may finish late that night calling for beer and sandwiches sent up to his office to share with the perp he’s interrogating. He loves good food, but the kind you get in a little bistro or made by Madame Maigret herself.
My man Maigret is humble and loyal as well as brilliant. When his bosses press him for results he just shrugs. He says “I have no idea” when others in his position would want to show off what they already know. He abhors rich people and fancy things. He often has nice glass of white wine at 9 am, and may finish late that night calling for beer and sandwiches sent up to his office to share with the perp he’s interrogating. He loves good food, but the kind you get in a little bistro or made by Madame Maigret herself.
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