Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again- the cold,
stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then,
stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell
of candles and incense.
Georges Simenon(1903-1989) began work as a reporter for a local newspaper at the age of sixteen, and at nineteen he moved to Paris to embark on a career as a novelist. He went on to write seventy-five Maigret novels and twenty-eight Maigret short stories.
Praise for Georges Simenon:
"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." -The Guardian
"These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." -The
Washington Post
"Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional
detective immortals." -People
"I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov." -William
Faulkner
"The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in
literature." -Andre Gide
"A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness." -The
Independent (London)
"Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller
of tales." -The Observer (London)
"Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." -John Gray
"A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable-lucid, simple,
absolutely in tune with the world he creates." -Muriel Spark
"A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of
it."lle -Peter Ackroyd
"Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." -John
Banville
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