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Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses: Inspector Maigret #53

Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses: Inspector Maigret #53

by Georges Simenon (Author), Georges Simenon (Author), William Hobson (Translator)

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Synopsis

A once-wealthy family closes ranks when one of their own is shot, leaving Maigret - along with a troublesome new magistrate - to pick his way through their secrets. It was as if suddenly, long ago, life had stopped here, not the life of the man lying on the bed but the life of the house, the life of its world, and even the factory chimney that could be seen through the curtains looked obsolete and absurd. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. 'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'One of the greatest writers of our time' Sunday Times

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Edition: UK ed.
 Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 01 Mar 2018
ISBN 10: 0241303850
ISBN 13: 9780241303856
Book Overview: Maigret struggles to crack a victim's uncooperative family to uncover the truth behind his murder in book fifty-three of the series.

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Praise for Georges Simenon

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

Author Bio
Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.