82 products were found matching your search for Simenon Georges Maigret und in 2 shops:

A biography of the author of the Maigret stories discusses his sexual jealousy, his youthful life of crime, and his dark, probing novels, drawing connections between his childhood and his tormented fiction.

Georges Simenon was, during his lifetime, the bestselling writer alive. He created Chief Inspector Maigret, one of the most-loved and sanest characters in modern fiction, but was himself an alcoholic, a fantasist, a man possessed by the demon of sexual jealousy, a crime writer whose own life was haunted by the possibility of crime. His stated ideal was family life, but he conducted a quarrel with his widowed mother that lasted for 50 years, and his own family life ended in catastrophe with the suicide of his daughter. He married twice and seduced hundreds of women, including Josephine Baker. Simenon's writing life was in itself quite a story. He wrote 193 novels under his own name and 200 under 17 pseudonyms. His sales were over 500 million in 55 languages. His admirers ranged from Celine and Colette to T.S. Eliot, Somerset Maugham, Fellini and George Steiner. The author, in this first portrait since Simenon's death, sets out to explain the connections between his childhood and his lifelong fascination with crime, and traces the relationship between the facts of his life and the tormented fiction he wrote. The author has interviewed many of the people who knew him, and has drawn upon Simenon's letters, papers and copious writings to produce this biography. Patrick Marnham's books include "Fantastic Invasions: Dispatches from Contemporary Africa", "So far from God: A Journey to Central America" and "Trail of Havoc: In the Steps of Lord Lucan".

Tranche légèrement salie sinon comme neuf

This portrait of Inspector Maigret ranges from his creation by Georges Simenon to his portrayal in Hollywood and French films, and on television around the world. Illustrated with old cinema posters, newspaper cartoons, book jackets and photographs, the book finishes with a behind-the-scenes account of the filming of Granada TV's series, shot on location in Budapest and starring Michael Gambon.

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories that feature Chief Inspector Jules Maigret provide us with a great deal of information about the French police detective--but only in small, episodic doses. As readers become acquainted with Maigret one detail at a time, he slowly takes on a flesh-and-bone realism--not merely a character in a story, but someone we would like to meet in real life. This book presents all the canonical facts and details about the detective and his world in one place, presented with tabulations and analyses that enable a better understanding of the works and of Maigret himself.

Penguin 1st Omnibus edition paperback, vg+

Book by Simenon, Georges, Simenon, G.

Bresler, Fenton, Mystery of Georges Simenon, The: A Biography

Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Geïllustreerd / Illustrated / Illustré / Illustriert, In foedraal / In slipcase, iconographie choisie et commentée par Pierre Hebey, 390 illustrations / 2070117278 / Biographies and Autobiographies / Frans / French / Français / Französisch / Vol lederen band(en) / 18 x 11 cm / 317 .pp /

Neuware -Weltweite Bekanntheit erlangten Janet Cardiff und George Bures Miller mit ihren raumgreifenden Klangarbeiten. Dem kanadischen Künstlerpaar ist es gelungen, die Welt der Klänge, der Stimmen und der Musik in die Skulptur zu überführen und damit ein neues Genre zu prägen. Für ihr innovatives Lebenswerk, in dem sich die Grenzen zwischen Klangkunst, Hörspiel, Konzert, Kino und Theater auflösen, wurden sie 2020 mit dem renommierten Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Preis ausgezeichnet.Mit Texten von Söke Dinkla, Stefan Trinks und Ronja Friedrichs, persönlichen Statements von Weggefährt:innen des Künstlerpaares und einer reichen Bebilderung gibt der Katalog einen tiefen Einblick in ihre Arbeit. Ergänzt durch Skizzen, Videostills und QR-Codes wird das multimediale Werk erlebbar gemacht. 167 pp. Englisch, Deutsch

The most comprehensive account of Georges Simenon's life and work in either English or French--from his youth and adolescence in Belgium, through his spirited beginnings as a writer of pulp fiction in the Paris of the 20s, his invention of Maigret in 1930, his turn to "straight" fiction in the 30s, and from the 40s on, his prolific output of detective and "straight" fiction. His obsession with women and his major friendships (Jean Renoir, Charlie Chaplin, Thornton Wilder, and others) are detailed. Also, critical evaluations of his fiction (including the largely ignored pulp fiction), Simenon's relationship to "popular" traditions, literature, detective fiction, "high" literature and the critics are offered. The photographs are rare and revealing (e.g., with Josephine Baker, cutting up in a bistro.)

An enthralling biography of a man whose life was the stuff of fiction. Numbering more than 400 in all, including the beloved Inspector Maigret stories, Georges Simenon's novels have been translated into 50 languages, with sales exceeding 500 million worldwide. Now, drawing on unprecedented access to Simenon's papers, family and friends, Pierre Assouline gives readers the utterly absorbing story of this tormented and egomaniacal genius of literary mass production. 16-page photo insert.

The most comprehensive account of Georges Simenon's life and work in either English or French--from his youth and adolescence in Belgium, through his spirited beginnings as a writer of pulp fiction in the Paris of the 20s, his invention of Maigret in 1930, his turn to "straight" fiction in the 30s, and from the 40s on, his prolific output of detective and "straight" fiction. His obsession with women and his major friendships (Jean Renoir, Charlie Chaplin, Thornton Wilder, and others) are detailed. Also, critical evaluations of his fiction (including the largely ignored pulp fiction), Simenon's relationship to "popular" traditions, literature, detective fiction, "high" literature and the critics are offered. The photographs are rare and revealing (e.g., with Josephine Baker, cutting up in a bistro.)

The Eleventh Simenon Omnibus: The Venice Train; Maigret and the Millionaires; The Innocents

Physical description; 447p,[32]p of plates : ill, ports ; 25cm. Subjects; Simenon, Georges 1903- - Biography. Novelists, French - 20th century - Biography.

The most comprehensive account of Georges Simenon's life and work in either English or French--from his youth and adolescence in Belgium, through his spirited beginnings as a writer of pulp fiction in the Paris of the 20s, his invention of Maigret in 1930, his turn to "straight" fiction in the 30s, and from the 40s on, his prolific output of detective and "straight" fiction. His obsession with women and his major friendships (Jean Renoir, Charlie Chaplin, Thornton Wilder, and others) are detailed. Also, critical evaluations of his fiction (including the largely ignored pulp fiction), Simenon's relationship to "popular" traditions, literature, detective fiction, "high" literature and the critics are offered. The photographs are rare and revealing (e.g., with Josephine Baker, cutting up in a bistro.)

Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon.

Maigret is a registered trademark of the Estate of Georges Simenon.

Physical description; 122 p. ; 8º. 1975 reprint. Notes; Originally published as 'Le pendu de Saint-Pholien'. Fayard,1931. Subject; Simenon, Georges 1903-1989 - Translations into English. Genre; Novel.