by Georges Simenon (Author), Georges Simenon (Author), Howard Curtis (Translator)
The dark side of glamorous expat life in Paris is brought to life in this new translation, book twenty-one in the new Penguin Maigret series. 'Try to imagine a guest, a wealthy woman, staying at the Majestic with her husband, her son, a nurse and a governess . . . In a suite that costs more than a thousand francs a day . . . At six in the morning, she's strangled, not in her room, but in the basement locker room' Below stairs at a glamorous hotel on the Champs-Elysees, the workers' lives are worlds away from the luxury enjoyed by the wealthy guests. When their worlds meet, Maigret discovers a tragic story of ambition, blackmail and unrequited love. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret and the Hotel Majestic. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray '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' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 02 Jul 2015
ISBN 10: 024118844X
ISBN 13: 9780241188446
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
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. --Andr 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. --Peter Ackroyd
Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. --John Banville