Maigret Defends Himself

Simenon, Georges; Curtis, Howard (TRN)

ISBN 10: 0241304067 / ISBN 13: 9780241304068

Published by Penguin Books, 2019

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Synopsis:

'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray

For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the Prefect's office where he learns that he has been accused of assaulting a young woman. With his career and reputation on the line, Maigret must fight to prove his innocence.

This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Defensive.

'His artistry is supreme' John Banville

'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

About the Author: Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium in 1903. An intrepid traveller with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand, rather than to judge, the human condition in all its shades. His novels include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Maigret Defends Himself
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New