Books by Georges Simenon (14)
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Act of Passion by Georges Simenon EN
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For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded moments this model family man is haunted by a sense of emptiness and futility. Then, one night, laden with Christmas presents, he meets Martine. It is time for the sleeper to awake.
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El Fondo de la Botella by Georges Simenon ES
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Una amplia y colorida recopilación de las mejores fábulas de Esopo bellamente ilustradas y que siguen enseñándonos los eternos vicios y virtudes de la naturaleza humana. Lobos y cabritos, zorros y ranas, serpientes y burros, solo son algunos de los muchos animales protagonistas de las fábulas de Esopo, obras maestras atemporales que afrontan temas profundos de una forma sencilla y esencial. A través de los ejemplos representados en las fábulas, los niños y las niñas podrán enfrentarse a la gran cantidad de facetas de los sentimientos, los comportamientos y las situaciones que cada uno de nosot... continue
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L'affaire Saint-Fiacre by Georges Simenon FR
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Un grattement timide à la porte ; le bruit d'un objet posé sur le plancher ; une voix furtive : « Il est cinq heures et demie ! Le premier coup de la messe vient de sonner... »Maigret fit grincer le sommier du lit en se soulevant sur les coudes et tandis qu'il regardait avec étonnement la lucarne percée dans le toit en pente, la voix reprit : « Est-ce que vous communiez ? »Maintenant, le commissaire Maigret était debout, les pieds nus sur le plancher glacial. lI marcha vers la porte qui fermait à I'aide d'une ficelle enroulée à deux clous. lI y eut des pas qui fuyaient, et, quand il fut dans l... continue
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La cage de verre by Georges Simenon FR
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Le bruit saccadé de la machine à écrire le réveilla et il vit, comme d'habitude, les draps pâles du lit de sa femme de l'autre côté de la table de nuit. Qui avait décidé qu'il y aurait des lits jumeaux ? Après dix-huit ans, il n'aurait pu le dire avec certitude. D'ailleurs, les événements de cette époque-là étaient confus et, pour des raisons qu'il n'essayait pas de démêler, il préférait les chasser de sa mémoire. C'était probablement elle. Et il n'avait pas protesté. Il ne protestait jamais. En définitive, il ne leur était pas arrivé une seule fois de dormir ensemble.
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La casa del canal by Georges Simenon ES
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Tras la muerte de su padre, un médico de Bruselas, la joven Demée se ve obligada a abandonar la ciudad de Lille para vivir con sus primos en una vasta finca de provincias por donde pasa uno de los muchos canales de la región belga de Limburgo. A su llegada, parece que la desgracia se haya abatido sobre la casa: su tío materno muere y Fred, uno de sus primos, tiene que hacerse cargo de las deudas que arrastra la propiedad. Bajo un cielo gris –el mismo de la tierra natal de Simenon– y entre la rudeza de sus familiares, Demée descubre el poder que ej... continue
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La Nieve estaba sucia by Georges Simenon ES
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Bajo la ocupacion alemana, Frank Friedmaier, un hombre cinico y sin escrupulos, vive mas alla del bien y del mal, en el despreocupado y dorado ocio del burdel que regenta su madre. Entre los personajes hoscos que frecuenta y con los que se entrega a toda suerte de traficos, esta Fred Kromer, quien incita a su amigo, como un desafio y por puro juego, a matar a un oficial aleman, cuya reluciente pistola fascina a Frank. Y es que los B+juegosB; de estos dos seres, colaboracionistas sin principios, que se mueven en medio de una espantosa guerra, solo pueden ser abyectos. Como de las simas del Mal ... continue
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Luci nella notte by Georges Simenon IT
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Quarantacinque milioni di auto. Tante ne sono previste sulle strade americane in questo primo week-end di settembre. Come altre migliaia di newyorchesi, Steve e Nancy Hogan partono per il Maine, dove i loro due figli hanno trascorso le vacanze in un campeggio chiamato Walla Walla. Una coppia come tante, con una bella casa a Long Island e un più che discreto tenore di vita. Ma anche con la rabbiosa scontentezza di un amore logorato dai risentimenti. Né l’uno né l’altro sospettano che questa volta il ponte del Labor Day segnerà nella loro esistenza una svolta drammatica, e al tempo stesso, forse... continue
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Maigret and the Man on the Bench by Georges Simenon EN
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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn’t know him as well as they thought When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley off Boulevard Saint-Martin, his identity card shows a workplace that had gone out of business three years earlier. As far as his wife knew, he still worked there, and she insists that the shoes and a tie he was wearing when he was killed “couldn’t be his.” It soon becomes evident that although he had a source of income... continue
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Mit Maigret in der Bretagne by Georges Simenon DE
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TwoDie Bretagne! Eine Gegend, die jeden in Ferienstimmung versetzt – außer den aus Paris angereisten Kommissar, der in Concarneau einen Mordversuch aufklären soll. Mürrisch setzt er sich ins Café de l’Amiral, um sich bei einem Glas Pernod ein Bild von dem Opfer und den Verdächtigen zu machen. Doch der Pernod ist mit Strychnin versetzt, und ein herrenloser gelber Hund verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. Düster lässt sich auch Maigrets zweiter bretonischer Fall an, obwohl sich eine hübsche Mordzeugin dem Kommissar als Assistentin anbietet. Maigret mysteries located in France.
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Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon EN
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“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster’s true identity Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a broad description and a scant few clues, Maigret plans to intercept him at the train station outside Paris. But when ... continue
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Psychological novel of a husband and wife, both past 70, whose affection has turned to hate.
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The Hand by Georges Simenon EN
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Dan said he would go back out into the snowstorm to look for Ray. Instead he has spent the last few hours on a red bench in the barn, smoking cigarette after cigarette. As he replays his memories of recent months, of the dinner party that evening in Connecticut and the journey home with their wives, his heroic search for his friend turns into a trial of their friendship - one that could leave Ray to perish in the snow.
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The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon EN
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“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 A gripping domestic tragedy starring Inspector Maigret and set in Simenon’s very own neighborhood “One by one the lighted windows went dark. The silhouette of the dead man could still be seen through the frosted glass like a Chinese shadow puppet. A taxi pulled up. It wasn't the public prosecutor yet. A young woman crossed the courtyard with hurried steps, leaving a whiff of perfume... continue
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The Venice Train by Georges Simenon EN
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'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbearable.' When an unusually inquisitive stranger strikes up conversation with Justin Calmar on the train home from a family holiday, his sun-drenched memories are overshadowed by an event that will change his life forever. As he travels alone through northern Italy and Switzerland, his carefully constructed life as an upright citizen begins to unravel, ... continue