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Inspector Maigret #63
賲诏乇賴 丕夭 禺賵丿 丿賮丕毓 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�
亘蹖卮 丕夭 爻蹖 爻丕賱 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 讴賴 賲诏乇賴 丿乇 乇丿賴 倬賱蹖爻 丌诏丕賴蹖 禺丿賲鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 丿賴 爻丕賱 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 讴賴 丿乇 乇丕爻 賵丕丨丿 噩賳丕蹖蹖 賯乇丕乇 丿丕卮鬲 賵 丕蹖賳 丕賵賱蹖賳 亘丕乇蹖 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 卮讴賱 丕丨囟丕乇卮 賲蹖鈥屭┴必嗀�. 丕賵 丌賲丿賳 賵 乇賮鬲賳 丨丿賵丿 丿賴 賮乇賲丕賳丿賴 乇丕 丿蹖丿賴 賵 亘丕 丌賳鈥屬囏� 乇賵丕亘胤 讴賲 賵 亘蹖卮 禺賵亘蹖 乇丕 丨賮馗 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿. 亘毓囟蹖鈥屬囏� 丌賳 賯丿乇 讴賲 丿乇 爻賲鬲鈥屫簇з� 賲丕賳丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿 讴賴 丕賵 賮乇氐鬲 氐丨亘鬲 讴乇丿賳 亘丕 丌賳鈥屬囏� 乇丕 倬蹖丿丕 賳讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿. 亘毓囟蹖 丿蹖诏乇 亘賴 丕賵 鬲賱賮賳 賲蹖鈥屭┴必嗀� 賵 丕夭 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屫堌ж池嗀� 讴賴 賱胤賮 讴賳丿 賵 亘賴 丿賮鬲乇卮丕賳 爻乇 亘夭賳丿 賵 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕 賴賲蹖卮賴 賲賵囟賵毓 賲賱丕賯丕鬲 亘賴 賲丕賲賵乇蹖鬲蹖 賲乇亘賵胤 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘй屫池� 亘丕 讴賲丕賱 馗乇丕賮鬲 丕賳噩丕賲 倬匕蹖乇丿 賵 亘賴 賳丿乇鬲 禺賵卮丕蹖賳丿 亘賵丿: 賲孬賱丕 賲蹖鈥屫ㄘй屫池� 倬爻乇 蹖丕 丿禺鬲乇 蹖讴 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賴賲貙 蹖丕 禺賵丿 丕蹖賳 卮禺氐蹖鬲 賲賴賲 乇丕 丕夭 賲禺賲氐賴 賵 賲賴賱讴賴鈥屫й� 賳噩丕鬲 亘丿賴賳丿貨
167 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1964
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About the author
Georges Simenon
2,516听books2,137听followersGeorges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 鈥� 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres 脿 Manhattan (1946), Maigret 脿 New York (1947), Maigret se f芒che (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige 茅tait sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), M茅moires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.
Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.
He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain.
During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres 脿 Manhattan (1946), Maigret 脿 New York (1947), Maigret se f芒che (1947)).
Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige 茅tait sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), M茅moires intimes (1981).
In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.
In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
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December 13, 2024
It's one of the three best Maigrets I've read. This novel is already original because the supposed culprit is the superintendent himself. Significantly affected by the intrigue, because it is one, the investigation takes place quickly in concentrated writing, unlike modern novelists who write ten pages that can fit in five lines. Reading a good Simenon solves the problem of being uninspired for a new book or taking a break.
But here, we enjoy this story in Paris in the 1960s.
But here, we enjoy this story in Paris in the 1960s.
February 10, 2024
Maigret se D茅fend
Jules Maigret heads the Paris Police 鈥淢urder Squad.鈥� He has been a Paris 鈥減oliceman鈥� for over 30 years coming up through the ranks. He is 52 and 3 years from retirement. He has impressed his particular style on his team, and this means that he doesn鈥檛 sit in his office just sending out others to investigate. He is often out of the office for long stretches trying to understand the mind of the criminal he is seeking.
Today he is thinking of his retirement. 鈥淗e was nearly at Neung-sur-Loire, where the house was ready for them, his wife and him, with a garden he would cultivate just as his neighbors did, with flowers and the vegetables he would water peacefully at sunrise and sunset, with his fishing rods in the shed鈥︹€� Why?
Because, for the first time in the many Maigret mysteries that I have read, he stands accused by a young woman and the Commissioner believes that there is enough to destroy his reputation and his career. But why? This is the puzzle.
For those who have read some of the (close to 100) Maigret stories, this one is a particular delight, because of his predicament. In fact, one of the best scenes is with a career criminal and the criminal鈥檚 young girlfriend in which Maigret as much as asks for his help and the girlfriend offers some important insights after mocking Maigret for several pages.
I can imagine this plot forming in Simenon鈥檚 mind and how tickled he became with it. All the things he might include with Maigret 鈥渋n the block鈥� and 鈥減rohibited鈥� from using 鈥渉is methods鈥� by the 鈥減owers that be.鈥� It works so well that the casual reader won鈥檛 find the twists intimidating and most Maigret 鈥渇ans鈥� will, as I was, be very happy that Simenon had some fun.
One of the best! 5*
Jules Maigret heads the Paris Police 鈥淢urder Squad.鈥� He has been a Paris 鈥減oliceman鈥� for over 30 years coming up through the ranks. He is 52 and 3 years from retirement. He has impressed his particular style on his team, and this means that he doesn鈥檛 sit in his office just sending out others to investigate. He is often out of the office for long stretches trying to understand the mind of the criminal he is seeking.
Today he is thinking of his retirement. 鈥淗e was nearly at Neung-sur-Loire, where the house was ready for them, his wife and him, with a garden he would cultivate just as his neighbors did, with flowers and the vegetables he would water peacefully at sunrise and sunset, with his fishing rods in the shed鈥︹€� Why?
Because, for the first time in the many Maigret mysteries that I have read, he stands accused by a young woman and the Commissioner believes that there is enough to destroy his reputation and his career. But why? This is the puzzle.
For those who have read some of the (close to 100) Maigret stories, this one is a particular delight, because of his predicament. In fact, one of the best scenes is with a career criminal and the criminal鈥檚 young girlfriend in which Maigret as much as asks for his help and the girlfriend offers some important insights after mocking Maigret for several pages.
I can imagine this plot forming in Simenon鈥檚 mind and how tickled he became with it. All the things he might include with Maigret 鈥渋n the block鈥� and 鈥減rohibited鈥� from using 鈥渉is methods鈥� by the 鈥減owers that be.鈥� It works so well that the casual reader won鈥檛 find the twists intimidating and most Maigret 鈥渇ans鈥� will, as I was, be very happy that Simenon had some fun.
One of the best! 5*
October 29, 2021
Maigret e' alle prese con un intrigo che mira a screditarlo personalmente e a farlo dimettere dal la polizia, oltretutto l'accusa di cui e' fatto segno e' oltremodo odiosa e infamante. Per questa volta e' lui l'accusato, e' lui che deve rendere conto delle sue azioni e dei suoi spostamenti. Chi c'e' dietro la macchinazione? Anche per un investigatore navigato come lui il colpo al morale non e' da poco. In un'atmosfera che vira dal cupo disinganno del poliziotto che vede a rischio tutta la sua onorata carriera, allo scatto quasi feroce di chi, da braccato decide di tornare ad essere cacciatore, anche l'afa parigina di fine Giugno sembra diradarsi man mano che il commissario decide di uscire dal suo torpore e dare battaglia. Dialoghi perfetti e tesi, che si fanno leggere in apnea.
September 12, 2021
Maigret is accused of a seedy crime.
I鈥檝e only read one previous Georges Simenon book (the non-Maigret 鈥楳onsieur Monde Vanishes鈥�), which I found rather slow and dull. There鈥檚 just enough characterisation and incident here to be able to remove the word dull regarding this book, but nevertheless 鈥� even at only 155 pages 鈥� I also found it to be a rather slow affair, to the point that in the end I just felt like uttering a tired, 鈥淎h well, there we are then.鈥� A pity, as I felt it started well and has a few key scenes of interest, but overall there was a tired plod to it all. It no doubt reflects where the character of Maigret is in his life (three years from retirement), and no doubt exhibits the lumbering reality of a detective鈥檚 job. But still, given the nature of the accusations here, I think I鈥檇 have expected a tad more outrage from even the most knackered out of old cops, rather than the disgruntled annoyance displayed here. I'm not quite sure where the tension is supposed to be coming from, the worst possibility Maigret believes he faces is that he'll be forced into retirement three years early! No imprisonment! Maybe the earlier books are better?
I鈥檓 not giving up, I think I鈥檝e yet to discover more of the Maigret character and his world, so I鈥檝e ordered a couple more from the library (鈥楾he Headless Corpse鈥� and 鈥楾he Venice Train鈥�). But I think I鈥檒l be taking an excursion out of Paris to Parker or Block City first鈥�
I鈥檝e only read one previous Georges Simenon book (the non-Maigret 鈥楳onsieur Monde Vanishes鈥�), which I found rather slow and dull. There鈥檚 just enough characterisation and incident here to be able to remove the word dull regarding this book, but nevertheless 鈥� even at only 155 pages 鈥� I also found it to be a rather slow affair, to the point that in the end I just felt like uttering a tired, 鈥淎h well, there we are then.鈥� A pity, as I felt it started well and has a few key scenes of interest, but overall there was a tired plod to it all. It no doubt reflects where the character of Maigret is in his life (three years from retirement), and no doubt exhibits the lumbering reality of a detective鈥檚 job. But still, given the nature of the accusations here, I think I鈥檇 have expected a tad more outrage from even the most knackered out of old cops, rather than the disgruntled annoyance displayed here. I'm not quite sure where the tension is supposed to be coming from, the worst possibility Maigret believes he faces is that he'll be forced into retirement three years early! No imprisonment! Maybe the earlier books are better?
I鈥檓 not giving up, I think I鈥檝e yet to discover more of the Maigret character and his world, so I鈥檝e ordered a couple more from the library (鈥楾he Headless Corpse鈥� and 鈥楾he Venice Train鈥�). But I think I鈥檒l be taking an excursion out of Paris to Parker or Block City first鈥�
August 19, 2021
Un Maigret che viene colpito al cuore del suo onore, della sua rispettabilit脿, del suo lavoro. E che si difende con le unghie e con i denti per far recuperare la verit脿. Non tanto per gli altri, perch猫 chi 猫 attorno a lui SA che la tela che si chiude attorno al commissario 猫 fatta solo di una ragnatela impalpabile, ma per se stesso.
Esce fuori l'uomo, con i suoi sentimenti, le sue paure ma la sua grande determinazione.
Esce fuori l'uomo, con i suoi sentimenti, le sue paure ma la sua grande determinazione.
March 4, 2024
鈥淢aigret prese tempo. Non si era mai sentito cos矛 umiliato in vita sua e le dita stringevano talmente la pipa spenta che erano diventate bianche.鈥�
Eh gi脿, perch茅 adesso l鈥檃ccusato 猫 proprio lui, Maigret, e l鈥檌nterrogatorio che 猫 costretto a subire a opera di un giovane arrogante pivello, che per貌 si ammanta del titolo di questore, lo offende fino a desiderare di accogliere il non troppo velato invito del suo superiore a dare le dimissioni e ricorrere alla pensione anticipata.
Nessuno dei suoi fedeli collaboratori, n茅 la dolce signora Maigret, e tantomeno gli affezionati lettori possono prestar fede all鈥檃ccusa paradossale che una giovane di buona famiglia non ha esitato a pronunciare contro il celebre commissario.
Ma quale macchinazione stia dietro a questo assurdo imbroglio sar脿 suo compito svelare. Vincendo l鈥檃marezza, lo sconforto e pure la rabbia che la sua reputazione sia compromessa e la sua onorevole carriera messa a repentaglio dalla chiacchiera balorda di una giovincella oziosa.
Maigret comincia dunque la sua ricerca aspettando che la rete lanciata apparentemente a caso verso acque infide riesca a intrappolare il grosso pesce che ha ordito l鈥檌nganno.
Le inconfondibili atmosfere parigine ci accompagnano, deliziandoci, lungo tutto il percorso.
Eh gi脿, perch茅 adesso l鈥檃ccusato 猫 proprio lui, Maigret, e l鈥檌nterrogatorio che 猫 costretto a subire a opera di un giovane arrogante pivello, che per貌 si ammanta del titolo di questore, lo offende fino a desiderare di accogliere il non troppo velato invito del suo superiore a dare le dimissioni e ricorrere alla pensione anticipata.
Nessuno dei suoi fedeli collaboratori, n茅 la dolce signora Maigret, e tantomeno gli affezionati lettori possono prestar fede all鈥檃ccusa paradossale che una giovane di buona famiglia non ha esitato a pronunciare contro il celebre commissario.
Ma quale macchinazione stia dietro a questo assurdo imbroglio sar脿 suo compito svelare. Vincendo l鈥檃marezza, lo sconforto e pure la rabbia che la sua reputazione sia compromessa e la sua onorevole carriera messa a repentaglio dalla chiacchiera balorda di una giovincella oziosa.
Maigret comincia dunque la sua ricerca aspettando che la rete lanciata apparentemente a caso verso acque infide riesca a intrappolare il grosso pesce che ha ordito l鈥檌nganno.
Le inconfondibili atmosfere parigine ci accompagnano, deliziandoci, lungo tutto il percorso.
January 28, 2019
This is an absorbing read that brings out the humanity of Maigret and demonstrates the genius of Simenon as a writer. It shows the need for and the strength of relationships with Madame Maigret, Lucus and Janvier and that a man鈥檚 reputation is worth more than life itself at times.
Not long after dinner with the Pardons when the good doctor asked him searching questions about criminal thinking and the evil they demonstrate. Maigret is faced with a situation which knocks him to the point of resigning as he is faced with someone who hates him so much he wants not only to remove him from a case but destroy his career.
In something akin to a honey trap Maigret has been left defenceless to claims of sexual impropriety which is driven by political considerations over police corruption. He is reduced to a guilty man in the eyes of his senior management and sworn to secrecy about these events to await a disciplinary hearing.
I loved the emotional roller-coaster the author takes Maigret in and its implications for his home life and authority at work.
Where others are quick to belief a whiff of scandal his most loyal inspectors who he confides in have no doubts and want to help. His wife is her ever supportive self but clearly worried by events.
The mystery of why someone has gone to such incredible lengths to discredit him is involved but also a symptom of human nature.
Maigret also keen to understand the motivation and psyche of those he brings to justice so desires that the reasons here are not driven by hatred. That he can clear his name while feeling empathy for his adversary may in the end resolve the case and answer the question Dr Pardon asks at the start of the book.
Not long after dinner with the Pardons when the good doctor asked him searching questions about criminal thinking and the evil they demonstrate. Maigret is faced with a situation which knocks him to the point of resigning as he is faced with someone who hates him so much he wants not only to remove him from a case but destroy his career.
In something akin to a honey trap Maigret has been left defenceless to claims of sexual impropriety which is driven by political considerations over police corruption. He is reduced to a guilty man in the eyes of his senior management and sworn to secrecy about these events to await a disciplinary hearing.
I loved the emotional roller-coaster the author takes Maigret in and its implications for his home life and authority at work.
Where others are quick to belief a whiff of scandal his most loyal inspectors who he confides in have no doubts and want to help. His wife is her ever supportive self but clearly worried by events.
The mystery of why someone has gone to such incredible lengths to discredit him is involved but also a symptom of human nature.
Maigret also keen to understand the motivation and psyche of those he brings to justice so desires that the reasons here are not driven by hatred. That he can clear his name while feeling empathy for his adversary may in the end resolve the case and answer the question Dr Pardon asks at the start of the book.
October 3, 2021
Amo tutti i libri di Simenon con protagonista l'ispettore Maigret, che ormai considero quasi un mio caro amico :-)
Questo l'ho trovato particolarmente bello ed interessante perch茅 ci fa vedere un Maigret in difficolt脿, in quanto ingiustamente accusato di un comportamento scorretto... che chi ben lo conosce sa che non avrebbe mai commesso!
Questo l'ho trovato particolarmente bello ed interessante perch茅 ci fa vedere un Maigret in difficolt脿, in quanto ingiustamente accusato di un comportamento scorretto... che chi ben lo conosce sa che non avrebbe mai commesso!
June 19, 2024
Strepitoso!!!
Per la prima volta Maigret 猫 al centro di una indagine come sospettato!
Per la prima volta Maigret 猫 al centro di una indagine come sospettato!
January 27, 2014
Viraggio L'unico appunto che posso fare a questo libro 锟� che per apprezzarlo come merita bisogna leggersi prima i Maigret (se non tutti, almeno una buona parte) precedenti. Un piacere indubbiamente, ma sono una sessantina. Il passaggio del mondo, del milieu dalla delinquenza comprensibile all'anomica modernit锟� del male. Tutto cambia, il contesto, le regole, i moventi, tutto e cos锟� tanto da mettere Maigret fra le vittime collaterali. L'imbecillit锟� burocratica polimerizza, l'ignoranza ministeriale cristallizza, l'ignavia carrierista germoglia e in questo profluvio di disastri moderni in sviluppo la classe, l'onest锟� e pure la forza si trovano schernite e in minoranza. Sorgono seri indizi sul fatto che alla radice della criminalit锟� moderna ci sia eventualmente anche un himalayano errore. L'illusione conteporanea che la direzione sia un'abilit锟� a se stante e che non abbisogni di conoscenza del settore, in particolare nell'anticrimine. Qui avviene l'inizio del viraggio, dal giallo si intravede l'arrivo del noir. Si intravede perch锟� Maigret non sar锟� mai veramente solo, i pochi amici veri, la moglie e i colleghi sono sempre al loro posto ma si capisce che il serbatoio 锟� quello: robusto ma al massimo con una ventina di litri, quello di una moto. Non di certo capiente come una diga religiosa, una cisterna positivista o un venturo monsone socialista e che "i nostri" non arriveranno pi锟�, non in massa perlomeno e mai gratis.
July 9, 2020
Egym谩s ut谩n k茅t Maigret t枚rt茅netet olvastam most, 茅s mindkett艖ben szerepet j谩tszott a v茅letlenek furcsa 枚sszej谩tsz谩sa, valamint egy fogorvos is. :) V茅letlen lenne?
Valaki csapd谩t 谩ll铆t Maigret sz谩m谩ra, meggyan煤s铆tj谩k, szinte kihallgatj谩k, s艖t, m茅g szeliden el is k眉ldik n茅mi betegszabads谩gra, am铆g az 眉gy zajlik. Maigret persze makacs, 茅s nem hagyja abba az 眉gy gomboly铆t谩s谩t, saj谩t szak谩ll谩ra tov谩bb nyomoz a l谩ny ut谩n, aki miatt ilyen slamasztik谩ba ker眉lt... De enn茅l j贸val bonyolultabb a megold谩s maga. Maiget-nek tal谩n m茅g a foga is megf谩jdul, ha a helyzet 煤gy k铆v谩nja, s艖t, el艖kel艖, modern t谩ncklubba sem lenne rest beiratkozni a feles茅g茅vel. Kider眉l az is, n茅ha vesz茅lyes lehet az ablakban merengeni...
Remek k枚tet, nagyon 茅lveztem Maigret-vel kutakodni, 茅s 枚sszerakni a kirak贸s darabk谩it. Sokszor meg is sajn谩ltam, amikor tehetetlennek, s艖t feleslegesnek 茅rezte mag谩t, idegennek a saj谩t irod谩j谩ban.
Lapointe ebben pont szabin van! ... :D A sztori egy茅bk茅nt 2-3 nap alatt zajlik le, nagyon feszes temp贸j煤, izgalmas 茅s mozgalmas. :) Persze folyik benne a rengeteg alkohol is: s枚r枚k, feh茅rbor, 谩nizslik艖r, szilvap谩linka 茅s m茅g egy k眉l枚nleges mandarin-curacao lik艖r is el艖ker眉l. :)
叠艖惫别产产别苍:
Valaki csapd谩t 谩ll铆t Maigret sz谩m谩ra, meggyan煤s铆tj谩k, szinte kihallgatj谩k, s艖t, m茅g szeliden el is k眉ldik n茅mi betegszabads谩gra, am铆g az 眉gy zajlik. Maigret persze makacs, 茅s nem hagyja abba az 眉gy gomboly铆t谩s谩t, saj谩t szak谩ll谩ra tov谩bb nyomoz a l谩ny ut谩n, aki miatt ilyen slamasztik谩ba ker眉lt... De enn茅l j贸val bonyolultabb a megold谩s maga. Maiget-nek tal谩n m茅g a foga is megf谩jdul, ha a helyzet 煤gy k铆v谩nja, s艖t, el艖kel艖, modern t谩ncklubba sem lenne rest beiratkozni a feles茅g茅vel. Kider眉l az is, n茅ha vesz茅lyes lehet az ablakban merengeni...
Remek k枚tet, nagyon 茅lveztem Maigret-vel kutakodni, 茅s 枚sszerakni a kirak贸s darabk谩it. Sokszor meg is sajn谩ltam, amikor tehetetlennek, s艖t feleslegesnek 茅rezte mag谩t, idegennek a saj谩t irod谩j谩ban.
Lapointe ebben pont szabin van! ... :D A sztori egy茅bk茅nt 2-3 nap alatt zajlik le, nagyon feszes temp贸j煤, izgalmas 茅s mozgalmas. :) Persze folyik benne a rengeteg alkohol is: s枚r枚k, feh茅rbor, 谩nizslik艖r, szilvap谩linka 茅s m茅g egy k眉l枚nleges mandarin-curacao lik艖r is el艖ker眉l. :)
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February 14, 2025
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September 22, 2018
Em n煤mero de dias, este deve ser o livro de Simenon que mais tempo levei a ler - somente porque de segunda a quarta n茫o consegui ler nadita do livro, e nos outros dias foi um pouco em "velocidade de cruzeiro". Porque fora isso 茅 mais uma bela e fulminante aventura de Maigret, daquelas em que a escrita 茅 realmente criativa, na descri莽茫o das personagens e dos ambientes, e que n茫o tem um enredo feito 脿s tr锚s pancadas.
August 12, 2016
Maigret, vicino alla pensione, si trova "incastrato" in uno strano caso in cui sembra lui il colpevole!
Un finale a sorpresa, risolto grazie all'intuito del nostro eroe, chiude in bellezza questa ennesima puntata che ho letto con molto piacere.
Da leggere! ;-)
Un finale a sorpresa, risolto grazie all'intuito del nostro eroe, chiude in bellezza questa ennesima puntata che ho letto con molto piacere.
Da leggere! ;-)
February 17, 2022
A different kind of Miagret in which Maigret has to investigate his own defence when framed for an abuse of his position, which results in an interesting case within a case, to go with a jewel gang needing to be apprehended.
Very fun and enjoyed this different take on the series.
Very fun and enjoyed this different take on the series.
March 4, 2016
One of the best Maigrets I've read. Sustained tension and a poignant ending.
June 13, 2017
賴乇 丌丿賲蹖 賲爻鬲毓丿 丌丿賲讴卮 卮丿賳 賴爻鬲貙 丕诏賴 亘乇丕蹖 丕蹖賳 讴丕乇 丕賳诏蹖夭賴 讴丕賮蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿.
November 27, 2021
Another way to translate Simenon鈥檚 Maigret se d茅fend is 鈥楳aigret on the defensive鈥�: as a title it鈥檚 slightly more indicative of the Detective Chief Inspector鈥檚 state of mind, I think, than the more legalistic or pugilistic stance suggested by the version offered in Howard Curtis鈥檚 new translation. Because this policier is about two related psychologies 鈥� Maigret鈥檚, and that of the unknown person who is trying to tarnish Maigret鈥檚 reputation and career 鈥� the resulting conflict does rather put him on the defensive.
When Maigret and his physician friend Dr Pardon discuss whether the policeman has ever come across a 鈥榯ruly wicked鈥� and spiteful criminal they are not to know that Maigret will soon feel such a person could exist when Maigret is deliberately placed in a compromising position, threatening to lead to his enforced early retirement.
But his usual patient detecting methods which eventually lead to criminal perpetrators being identified may have met their match when he comes up against entrenched privilege and influence; are he and Mme Maigret facing an uneventful sequestered life in Meung-sur-Loire in place of the metropolitan bustle they鈥檝e become used to? Or will he go against his superiors鈥� express orders to get to the bottom of matter?
This 1964 novella has Maigret in his habitual haunts in the seedy underbelly of France鈥檚 capital, rubbing up against the likes of pimps and prostitutes, jewel thieves, backstreet abortionists and dishonest bartenders. But it also has him entering posh restaurants and investigating the private clubs of powerful influencers and nouveaux riches. These latter groups, seemingly untouchable by the law, lead Maigret to wonder whether he is facing the truly wicked or simply those closing ranks to defend their privileged status from prying eyes.
As always the inspector displays his sterling qualities in the face of obfuscation and dishonesty. He knows when to turn a blind eye, but also when to doggedly pursue a lead; above all he is interested in people and what makes them tick, often trying to imagine himself in their position to understand their motivations. And, because he is aware that little in life is either black or white, he is himself prepared to operate in the grey areas to help obtain a just, more equitable result.
In his personal life he prizes loyalty where his wife, his friends and his long term colleagues are concerned, and often extends that loyalty to the petty criminals he has known over the years. So it must seem unfair when his idiosyncratic procedures which customarily yield results are doubted, and his integrity and his immediate future targeted.
To say much more would be to risk massive spoilers, so I shall conclude by saying that this is a policier that satisfies on many levels, as a narrative, as a period piece and as a psychological puzzle. Whether it operates in a particular chronological period is unclear 鈥� Maigret, now three years off officially retiring at 45, is variously estimated as having been born anytime in the 1880s to the first decade of the 20th century 鈥� but such uncertainty only adds to its noirish quality. To give one example of that uncertainty: though cigarettes were recognised as the cause of the lung cancer epidemic in the 1940s and 1950s and those concerns are expressed here right at the start, the controversies raged around the habit well into the sixties (when this tale appeared) and of course well beyond. Curtis鈥檚 unobtrusive rendering nevertheless manages to keep up a suitable semblance of timelessness so such calculations.
When Maigret and his physician friend Dr Pardon discuss whether the policeman has ever come across a 鈥榯ruly wicked鈥� and spiteful criminal they are not to know that Maigret will soon feel such a person could exist when Maigret is deliberately placed in a compromising position, threatening to lead to his enforced early retirement.
But his usual patient detecting methods which eventually lead to criminal perpetrators being identified may have met their match when he comes up against entrenched privilege and influence; are he and Mme Maigret facing an uneventful sequestered life in Meung-sur-Loire in place of the metropolitan bustle they鈥檝e become used to? Or will he go against his superiors鈥� express orders to get to the bottom of matter?
This 1964 novella has Maigret in his habitual haunts in the seedy underbelly of France鈥檚 capital, rubbing up against the likes of pimps and prostitutes, jewel thieves, backstreet abortionists and dishonest bartenders. But it also has him entering posh restaurants and investigating the private clubs of powerful influencers and nouveaux riches. These latter groups, seemingly untouchable by the law, lead Maigret to wonder whether he is facing the truly wicked or simply those closing ranks to defend their privileged status from prying eyes.
As always the inspector displays his sterling qualities in the face of obfuscation and dishonesty. He knows when to turn a blind eye, but also when to doggedly pursue a lead; above all he is interested in people and what makes them tick, often trying to imagine himself in their position to understand their motivations. And, because he is aware that little in life is either black or white, he is himself prepared to operate in the grey areas to help obtain a just, more equitable result.
In his personal life he prizes loyalty where his wife, his friends and his long term colleagues are concerned, and often extends that loyalty to the petty criminals he has known over the years. So it must seem unfair when his idiosyncratic procedures which customarily yield results are doubted, and his integrity and his immediate future targeted.
To say much more would be to risk massive spoilers, so I shall conclude by saying that this is a policier that satisfies on many levels, as a narrative, as a period piece and as a psychological puzzle. Whether it operates in a particular chronological period is unclear 鈥� Maigret, now three years off officially retiring at 45, is variously estimated as having been born anytime in the 1880s to the first decade of the 20th century 鈥� but such uncertainty only adds to its noirish quality. To give one example of that uncertainty: though cigarettes were recognised as the cause of the lung cancer epidemic in the 1940s and 1950s and those concerns are expressed here right at the start, the controversies raged around the habit well into the sixties (when this tale appeared) and of course well beyond. Curtis鈥檚 unobtrusive rendering nevertheless manages to keep up a suitable semblance of timelessness so such calculations.
October 3, 2022
's is a particularly delightful Inspector Maigret novel. Someone is out to get Maigret, someone who is highly placed politically and who complains to the prefect of the Police Judiciaire that perhaps the Inspector has been on the force too long and should perhaps be put out to pasture. The book begins with Maigret being asked to met the prefect in his office. The young politico, a graduate of the Ecole Normal Superieur, criticizes his detective inspector for being too reliant on informers and doing by himself what he should be assigning to subordinates.
In essence, the complaint hints that Maigret took sexual advantage of the niece of the Master of Requests of the Council of State. The prefect hints that he would accept Maigret's offer to retire, as he is too old-fashioned anyway. (Old fashioned, perhaps, but highly effective.)
The Inspector decides he must defend himself, so he insubordinately attempts to find out who has it in for him. The news of this reaches the prefect, who instructs the commissioner of police to force Maigret to take a leave of absence until an investigation has taken place.
Does Maigret comply? No way. By keeping his eyes and ears open, Maigret suspects who it is that has it in for him and goes after the party.
This 1964 novel is one of my favorite Simenons, and there are many!
In essence, the complaint hints that Maigret took sexual advantage of the niece of the Master of Requests of the Council of State. The prefect hints that he would accept Maigret's offer to retire, as he is too old-fashioned anyway. (Old fashioned, perhaps, but highly effective.)
The Inspector decides he must defend himself, so he insubordinately attempts to find out who has it in for him. The news of this reaches the prefect, who instructs the commissioner of police to force Maigret to take a leave of absence until an investigation has taken place.
Does Maigret comply? No way. By keeping his eyes and ears open, Maigret suspects who it is that has it in for him and goes after the party.
This 1964 novel is one of my favorite Simenons, and there are many!
March 7, 2017
R枚vidke kis t枚rt茅net, de hozza a hamis铆tatlan Maigret hangulatot. A p谩rizsi f眉st枚s kiskocsm谩k 茅s nagy b茅rh谩zak l茅pcs艖folyos贸i mind megjelennek, ahogy azt Simenont贸l el is v谩rjuk. Csavaros, kisz谩m铆thatatlan, de nagyon j贸l fel茅p铆tett cselekm茅ny. 脡lvezet volt olvasni! K谩r hogy ilyen r枚vid...
November 27, 2019
La generosit脿 di Maigret questa volta gli si ritorce contro:
per rispondere alla richiesta di aiuto di una giovane donna
esce di casa in piena notte e si infila in una trappola,
che si concluder脿 con una denuncia di moleste sessuali
da parte della ragazza.
A complicare ulteriormente la situazione,
la ragazza risulta essere figlia di un altro magistrato,
per cui il Commissario viene immediatamente
messo sotto inchiesta ed isolato, non potr脿 pi霉
svolgere indagini finch茅 non verra conclusa quella a suo carico.
Unica alternativa, le dimissioni.
Un Maigret umiliato accarezza l'idea di arrendersi,
ma il sostegno della moglie e l'appoggio dei suoi
pi霉 stretti collaboratori
lo inducono a resistere e a disobbedire.
Ma non riesce a capire chi possa essere tanto spaventato da una sua indagine
da concepire un meccanismo
cos矛 complesso e tortuoso per toglierselo dei piedi,
nessuna delle inchieste che ha in corso sembrano cos矛 importanti.
Non resta purtroppo che prendere in considerazione
la casualit脿.
Ci vorr脿 un po' di fortuna per capire
che la sua unica 'colpa'
猫 stata di essersi affacciato troppe volte alla stessa finestra.
per rispondere alla richiesta di aiuto di una giovane donna
esce di casa in piena notte e si infila in una trappola,
che si concluder脿 con una denuncia di moleste sessuali
da parte della ragazza.
A complicare ulteriormente la situazione,
la ragazza risulta essere figlia di un altro magistrato,
per cui il Commissario viene immediatamente
messo sotto inchiesta ed isolato, non potr脿 pi霉
svolgere indagini finch茅 non verra conclusa quella a suo carico.
Unica alternativa, le dimissioni.
Un Maigret umiliato accarezza l'idea di arrendersi,
ma il sostegno della moglie e l'appoggio dei suoi
pi霉 stretti collaboratori
lo inducono a resistere e a disobbedire.
Ma non riesce a capire chi possa essere tanto spaventato da una sua indagine
da concepire un meccanismo
cos矛 complesso e tortuoso per toglierselo dei piedi,
nessuna delle inchieste che ha in corso sembrano cos矛 importanti.
Non resta purtroppo che prendere in considerazione
la casualit脿.
Ci vorr脿 un po' di fortuna per capire
che la sua unica 'colpa'
猫 stata di essersi affacciato troppe volte alla stessa finestra.
May 13, 2014
Another excellent story from this master storyteller.
Maigret is accused of inappropriate behaviour with a young woman. Pressure from his superiors is being applied to try and force him to resign.
The reader is with Maigret all the way as he tries to find out who has it in for him.
As always, Simenon's ability to convey Maigret's emotions and thought processes and his descriptions of the people and places is just pure genius.
I finished this in one sitting but then it is rather short, only 128 pages.
Top notch and highly recommended.
Maigret is accused of inappropriate behaviour with a young woman. Pressure from his superiors is being applied to try and force him to resign.
The reader is with Maigret all the way as he tries to find out who has it in for him.
As always, Simenon's ability to convey Maigret's emotions and thought processes and his descriptions of the people and places is just pure genius.
I finished this in one sitting but then it is rather short, only 128 pages.
Top notch and highly recommended.
May 24, 2022
An engaging crime fiction novel where Maigret is under investigation for inappropriate behaviour. He is accused of being drunk and taking a drunk young rich girl to a hotel bedroom in the middle of the night. It was a set up and Maigret, unable to interview the young rich girl, must discover the truth by other means.
This Maigret novel is a little different in that there is no murder investigation.
This book was first published in France in 1964 and is the 63rd novel in the Maigret series.
This Maigret novel is a little different in that there is no murder investigation.
This book was first published in France in 1964 and is the 63rd novel in the Maigret series.
November 14, 2010
Davvero un bel Maigret, diverso dal solito.
Questa volta il commissario mentre sta indagando su una serie di furti di gioielli, si trova invischiato in tutt'altra faccenda.
Una faccenda che rischia di mandarlo in pensione prima del previsto...
In sostanza, un Maigret come al solito molto "psicologico".
Personaggi favolosi, ideati dalla straordinaria mente di George Simenon.
Questa volta il commissario mentre sta indagando su una serie di furti di gioielli, si trova invischiato in tutt'altra faccenda.
Una faccenda che rischia di mandarlo in pensione prima del previsto...
In sostanza, un Maigret come al solito molto "psicologico".
Personaggi favolosi, ideati dalla straordinaria mente di George Simenon.
June 10, 2021
亘诏賷丿 亘亘賷賳賲貙 賲诏乇賴... 爻乇亘丕夭乇爻 亘毓丿賴丕貙 丕睾賱亘貙 丕賷賳 噩賲賱賴 賳丕鬲賲丕賲 乇丕 亘賴 賷丕丿 賲賷 丌賵乇丿貙 賵賱賷 賱丨馗賴 丕賷 賰賴 丌賳 乇丕 卮賳賷丿賴 亘賵丿貙 鬲賵噩賴賷 亘賴 丌賳 賳賰乇丿賴 亘賵丿. 賴賲賴 趩賷夭 亘乇丕賷卮 丌卮賳丕 亘賵丿貨 丿賰賵乇丕爻賷賵賳貙 趩賴乇賴 賴丕 賵 丨鬲賷 丨乇賰丕鬲 丕卮禺丕氐貙 丌賳 賯丿乇 丌卮賳丕 賰賴 賲毓賲賵賱丕 亘賴 丌賳 鬲賵噩賴賷 賳賲賷 賰乇丿. 氐丨賳賴貙 丿乇 賰賵趩賴 倬賵倬賳賰賵乇貙 丨丿賵丿 氐丿 賲鬲乇賷 亘賱賵丕乇 乇賷卮丕乇 賱賵賳賵丕乇貙 丿乇 丌倬丕乇鬲賲丕賳 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴 倬丕乇丿賵賳 賲賷 诏匕卮鬲 賵 賲诏乇賴 賵 賴賲爻乇卮 趩賳丿 爻丕賱賷 賲賷 卮丿 賰賴 毓丕丿鬲 丿丕卮鬲賳丿 賲丕賴賷 賷賰 亘丕乇 亘乇丕賷 卮丕賲 亘賴 丌賳 噩丕 亘乇賵賳丿.
May 27, 2021
Azok a furcsa v茅letlenek eszm茅letlen, hogy mit tudnak produk谩lni! Az egyik legizgalmasabb Maigret reg茅ny volt.
Valaki el akarja lehetetlen铆teni kedvenc nyomoz贸mat, r谩ad谩sul 煤gy t疟nik, hogy az a valaki a fels艖bb k枚r枚kben mozog. Maigret-nek m茅g v茅dekezni sincs es茅lye az ellene felhozott v谩dakkal szemben, nemhogy nyomozni. Persze, nem kell 艖t f茅lteni.
Valaki el akarja lehetetlen铆teni kedvenc nyomoz贸mat, r谩ad谩sul 煤gy t疟nik, hogy az a valaki a fels艖bb k枚r枚kben mozog. Maigret-nek m茅g v茅dekezni sincs es茅lye az ellene felhozott v谩dakkal szemben, nemhogy nyomozni. Persze, nem kell 艖t f茅lteni.
March 4, 2020
Having read books 1-63, sadly this has to be 63 in my list of favourites. I was tempted to give it 2 but felt that a little unfair, so a reluctant 3.
March 21, 2021
Simenon never fails to entertain and Maigret always impresses me with his acumen. And I enjoy all the Parisien references.
July 13, 2024
An aging Maigret is trapped in a honey pot and becomes the accused. Who framed Maigret for *ahem* "undressing" a teenage socialite? An interesting twist on the murder mystery formula with a satisfying resolution. And Simenon accomplishes this in less than 200 pages!
March 21, 2019
A very unusual 'Maigret' novel. For the first time, Maigret is on the wrong side of the law. There have been other occasions when he has had to operate independently of the Police Judiciaire but never before has he been under suspicion. The truth is that he is being framed by a criminal genius who is frightened that Maigret is about to undercover his illegal business. Yet the whole thing is a mistake, a dark farce, and the criminal genius was never actually under suspicion for what he believed he was about to be arrested for. The plot twist here is brilliant.
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