Inspector Maigret Omnibus: Volume 1 - by Georges Simenon (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Includes an interview with Georges Simenon by Carvel Collins entitled The art of fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: <i>Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence</i> and<i> The Grand Banks Cafe</i>. Additional material includes the original French first edition covers, art directed by Georges Simenon himself. <p/>Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels. <p/>'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray <p/>'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' - The Guardian <p/>'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for Georges Simenon: </b> <p/>"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --<i>The Guardian</i> <p/> "These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." --<i>The Washington Post</i> <p/> "Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." --<i>People</i> <p/> "I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov." --William Faulkner <p/> "The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature." --André Gide <p/> "A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness." --<i>The Independent</i> (London) <p/> "Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller of tales." --<i>The Observer</i> (London) <p/> "Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." --John Gray <p/> "A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he creates." --Muriel Spark <p/> "A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it."lle --Peter Ackroyd <p/> "Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." --John Banville<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>GEORGES SIMENON</b> (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. Best known in the English-speaking world as the author of the Inspector Maigret books, his prolific output of more than four hundred novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe.
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