The Strangers in the House (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover

Simenon, Georges

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141187662 ISBN 13: 9780141187662

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2004

Synopsis

Hector Loursat, a lawyer in the town of Moulins, has lived as a drunken recluse since his wife left him eighteen years before. Estranged from society and even his own daughter, he shuts himself in his study, numbed by endless bottles of burgundy. But when a dead man is found in his house one night, the resulting police investigation unearths secrets that shake the town - and Loursat's seclusion - to the core. No longer able to ignore the outside world, he emerges to take on the murder case himself and confront the lives of Moulins' by-ways and back streets.

In the progressive break down of Loursat's self-imposed isolation, Simenon brilliantly depicts the psychology of loneliness and a man's tortured re-engagement with humanity and its darkest acts.

About this title

Synopsis:

Hector Loursat, a lawyer, has lived as a drunken recluse since his wife left him 18 years before. Estranged even from his own daughter, his mind is numbed by bottles of Burgundy. But when a body is found in his home, the investigation unearths secrets that shake Loursat's seclusion to the core.

About the Author:

Georges Simenon was born at Liège in Belgium 1903. He published over 160 books and his work has been admired by almost all the leading French and English critics. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and more than 40 have been filmed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0141187662
• ISBN 13: 9780141187662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224