Maigret and the Old People (eBook)

Inspector Maigret

Georges Simenon (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
Penguin Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-30390-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka Independent on SundayThe death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend He had seldom been so perplexed by human beings. Would a psychiatrist, a teacher or a novelist have been better placed to understand characters who had suddenly materialized from another century? The violent death of a distinguished former ambassador, the Comte de Saint-Hilaire an old man without political secrets or enemies confounds Inspector Maigret, until a bundle of letters promises to uncover the tragic truth. 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian Gem-hard soul-probes . . . not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend Boyd Tonkin, The Times

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.6.2018
• Übersetzer: Shaun Whiteside
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• ISBN-10: 0-241-30390-7 / 0241303907
• ISBN-13: 978-0-241-30390-0 / 9780241303900