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Inspector Maigret #45
螣 螠伪喂纬魏蟻苇 魏伪喂 畏 谓蔚魏蟻萎 魏慰蟺苇位伪
螣 螘蟺喂胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿萎蟼 螠伪喂纬魏蟻苇 蔚蟺喂蠂蔚喂蟻蔚委 谓伪 伪谓伪蟽蠀谓胃苇蟽蔚喂 蟿喂蟼 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委蔚蟼 渭苇蟻蔚蟼 魏伪喂 蠋蟻蔚蟼 蟽蟿畏 味蠅萎 渭喂伪蟼 魏慰蟺苇位伪蟼 蟺慰蠀 尾蟻苇胃畏魏蔚 谓蔚魏蟻萎 渭喂伪 谓蠉蠂蟿伪 蟽蟿慰蠀蟼 未蟻蠈渭慰蠀蟼 蟿慰蠀 螤伪蟻喂蟽喂慰蠉. 螤蟻慰蟽蟺伪胃蔚委 谓伪 渭蟺蔚喂 蟽蟿畏 胃苇蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪喂 谓伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪蟽蟿蔚委 蟿喂 蟽魏苇蠄蔚喂蟼 魏伪喂 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻维尉蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼. 韦慰谓 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻蔚喂 慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿萎蟻伪蟼 蟿慰蠀 胃蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蠄维蠂谓蔚喂 谓伪 纬谓蠅蟻委蟽蔚喂 魏伪喂 谓伪 魏伪蟿伪位维尾蔚喂 蟿畏谓 魏慰蟺苇位伪, 胃苇蟿慰谓蟿伪蟼 蔚蟻蠅蟿萎渭伪蟿伪 蟽蔚 蠈蟽慰蠀蟼 蟿畏 蟽蠀谓维谓蟿畏蟽伪谓. 韦慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟿慰蠀 螠伪喂纬魏蟻苇 纬喂伪 蟿慰 胃蠉渭伪 蟿慰谓 慰未畏纬蔚委 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 蟽蠀谓伪喂蟽胃畏渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蟿伪蠉蟿喂蟽畏 渭伪味委 蟿慰蠀.
螠喂伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 未蠀谓伪蟿蠈蟿蔚蟻蔚蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 危喂渭蔚谓蠈谓 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螠伪喂纬魏蟻苇.
螠喂伪 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 未蠀谓伪蟿蠈蟿蔚蟻蔚蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 危喂渭蔚谓蠈谓 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螠伪喂纬魏蟻苇.
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First published January 1, 1954
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About the author
Georges Simenon
2,537听books2,161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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January 17, 2024
BENTORNATO AMICO COMMISSARIO
Non voglio parlare di Maigret e neppure di Simenon, che mi piace parecchio, ma i suoi romans durs, il Maigret 猫 una ripetizione seriale. Neppure parler貌 delle differenze tra queste pagine e la trasposizione sullo schermo.
Voglio invece parlare di quello che mi ha davvero colpito, e quindi del film che 猫 in questi giorni nei cinema.
La regia 猫 di Patrice Leconte, che ne ha azzeccato pi霉 di uno: credo che il mio preferito sia Monsieur Hire, a seguire Le mari de la coiffeuse, e non vorrei dimenticare almeno un altro, Ridicule con la divina Fanny Ardant.
Buona fotografia, buoni costumi, buona ricostruzione d鈥檈poca. Ma sono tutte piacevoli bazzeccole.
La vera sorpresa del film 猫 rivedere e ritrovare G茅rard Depardieu dopo un tempo esagerato.
Immenso, grasso, forse perfino ributtante, continua a essere di una bellezza fuori dai canoni pur con quel naso devastato che non sfugge allo sguardo.
E soprattutto rimane un attore sopraffino: per me se la scarsa ora e mezzo del film fosse stata tutta e solo sulla sua faccia sarebbe andato pi霉 che bene. Rughe, ciglia, increspature, sguardi che aprono mondi, nascondono segreti, rivelano verit脿, sottintendono emozioni e trattengono sentimenti.
Eppure, Maigret ha avuto fior di interpreti: alcuni, per me, indimenticabili, e penso a Jean Gabin e al nostro grande Gino Cervi.
Ma, niente da fare, questa 猫 la prima volta che ho scoperto il vero commissario francese. Grazie a G茅rard Depardieu.
Ora mi chiedo: questo interprete che negli anni Settanta mi ha dato brividi ee emozioni come pochi altri - Novecento, L鈥檜ltima donna, Ciao maschio, L鈥檜ltimo metro, La signora della porta accanto e poi ancora nel decennio successivo un memorabile Cyrano, Green Card鈥� - ha continuato a lavorare a ritmo indefesso, qui e l脿 azzeccando buoni film, ma ormai da troppo tempo non ne marca uno memorabile, non si accoppia pi霉 con i maestri, tira a campare da immenso artista qual 猫. Perch茅?
Possibile che la risposta sia perch茅 lui comunque si diverte. E guadagna. E pu貌 comprarsi vigneti ovunque, dall鈥橝ustralia all鈥橧talia passando ovviamente per la Francia (ma fa sempre lo stesso ottimo vino, tutti uguali, alla faccia del terroir). E non vuole pagare tasse e prende la cittadinanza russa e diventa amico di Putin e piscia negli aeroplani fuori dalla toilette e gioca a fare l鈥檃narchico senza regole鈥� Eppure, certe regole esistono: ma sembra indifferente anche alle molteplici accuse di aggressione sessuale, perfino di stupro. Come fa? E, perch茅 lo fa?
Lo vorrei rivedere accanto e insieme a un maestro in uno di quei film che passano alla storia, che non si dimenticano.
Nell鈥檃ttesa mi accontento e me lo godo nei film che fa 鈥� a parte le commedie sguaiate, che anche i francesi non sono certo secondi ai nostri Christian Boldi e Parenti Neri 鈥� magistrale interprete nato per lo schermo che mi ha fulminato anche questa volta.
Non voglio parlare di Maigret e neppure di Simenon, che mi piace parecchio, ma i suoi romans durs, il Maigret 猫 una ripetizione seriale. Neppure parler貌 delle differenze tra queste pagine e la trasposizione sullo schermo.
Voglio invece parlare di quello che mi ha davvero colpito, e quindi del film che 猫 in questi giorni nei cinema.
La regia 猫 di Patrice Leconte, che ne ha azzeccato pi霉 di uno: credo che il mio preferito sia Monsieur Hire, a seguire Le mari de la coiffeuse, e non vorrei dimenticare almeno un altro, Ridicule con la divina Fanny Ardant.
Buona fotografia, buoni costumi, buona ricostruzione d鈥檈poca. Ma sono tutte piacevoli bazzeccole.
La vera sorpresa del film 猫 rivedere e ritrovare G茅rard Depardieu dopo un tempo esagerato.
Immenso, grasso, forse perfino ributtante, continua a essere di una bellezza fuori dai canoni pur con quel naso devastato che non sfugge allo sguardo.
E soprattutto rimane un attore sopraffino: per me se la scarsa ora e mezzo del film fosse stata tutta e solo sulla sua faccia sarebbe andato pi霉 che bene. Rughe, ciglia, increspature, sguardi che aprono mondi, nascondono segreti, rivelano verit脿, sottintendono emozioni e trattengono sentimenti.
Eppure, Maigret ha avuto fior di interpreti: alcuni, per me, indimenticabili, e penso a Jean Gabin e al nostro grande Gino Cervi.
Ma, niente da fare, questa 猫 la prima volta che ho scoperto il vero commissario francese. Grazie a G茅rard Depardieu.
Ora mi chiedo: questo interprete che negli anni Settanta mi ha dato brividi ee emozioni come pochi altri - Novecento, L鈥檜ltima donna, Ciao maschio, L鈥檜ltimo metro, La signora della porta accanto e poi ancora nel decennio successivo un memorabile Cyrano, Green Card鈥� - ha continuato a lavorare a ritmo indefesso, qui e l脿 azzeccando buoni film, ma ormai da troppo tempo non ne marca uno memorabile, non si accoppia pi霉 con i maestri, tira a campare da immenso artista qual 猫. Perch茅?
Possibile che la risposta sia perch茅 lui comunque si diverte. E guadagna. E pu貌 comprarsi vigneti ovunque, dall鈥橝ustralia all鈥橧talia passando ovviamente per la Francia (ma fa sempre lo stesso ottimo vino, tutti uguali, alla faccia del terroir). E non vuole pagare tasse e prende la cittadinanza russa e diventa amico di Putin e piscia negli aeroplani fuori dalla toilette e gioca a fare l鈥檃narchico senza regole鈥� Eppure, certe regole esistono: ma sembra indifferente anche alle molteplici accuse di aggressione sessuale, perfino di stupro. Come fa? E, perch茅 lo fa?
Lo vorrei rivedere accanto e insieme a un maestro in uno di quei film che passano alla storia, che non si dimenticano.
Nell鈥檃ttesa mi accontento e me lo godo nei film che fa 鈥� a parte le commedie sguaiate, che anche i francesi non sono certo secondi ai nostri Christian Boldi e Parenti Neri 鈥� magistrale interprete nato per lo schermo che mi ha fulminato anche questa volta.
April 3, 2021
Louise Laboine 猫 la protagonista di questo episodio -chiamiamolo cos矛- in cui il commissario investiga. Maigret si interessa cos矛 a fondo della ragazza che arriva a conoscerla nei suoi pensieri pi霉 intimi, nei gesti e nei silenzi meglio che se l鈥檃vesse incontrata da viva. S矛, perch茅 Louise 猫 la giovane trovata morta in strada. Una pennellata di vita femminile caratterizzata dalla grigia solitudine, dalla nera miseria, dal bisogno di attaccarsi ad un altro essere umano per non affogare, dalla necessit脿 di sopravvivere nei bassifondi parigini tra criminali ed imbroglioni. Louise avrebbe potuto farcela, ma il caso ha deciso altrimenti. Una vita spezzata che Maigret osserva e studia come un chirurgo.
August 20, 2022
"Era el tipo de hombre que, en lugar de refugiarse en una puerta cochera para esperar el fin del chaparr贸n, experimenta un amargo placer en dejarse empapar, en atravesar las calles solitarias cuando arrecia el temporal y en marchar cabizbajo por las aceras, v铆ctima de la injusticia y agobiado por el peso de su propia conciencia"
Es el primer libro de Simenon que leo y desde luego el primero sobre el famoso comisario de polic铆a Maigret. De hecho empec茅 por este volumen (que es el n煤mero 45 de sus aventuras) debido a la pel铆cula que quiero ver: "Maigret" protagonizada por G茅rard Depardieu el 2022.
La acci贸n empieza con el hallazgo de una joven muerta en las calles de Par铆s. Se trata de Louise Laboine de la cual al inicio no se conoce absolutamente nada y es que no tiene familiares ni conocidos que aparentemente quieran saber de ella. Reci茅n s茅 que Maigret tiene un rango muy alto, es comisario en su sector de Par铆s y no s茅 si eso para m铆 le baja un poco el inter茅s, que sea un personaje tan importante desde un inicio (claro, estoy en la aventura n煤mero 45 de su vida). Cerca de 茅l tenemos al misterioso inspector Lognon, llamado "Mala sombra", quien siendo subordinado de Maigret siempre quiere sobresalir precisamente por considerar que tiene mala suerte o no lo aprecian como realmente deber铆an. 脡l va a estar tras la pista de Louise Laboine y todo el tiempo parece llevar un paso por delante que su jefe.
En las averiguaciones se encuentran con muchas personas que aparentemente han tenido en relaci贸n con la asesinada, entre ellos su amiga Jeanine Arm茅nieu o la se帽ora Cr锚mieux, quienes resultan adem谩s bastante extra帽as y es algo interesante c贸mo se arma el rompecabezas de una joven aparentemente asocial, t铆mida y sin familia implicarse en un asesinato bastante extra帽o. Pero la conclusi贸n me pareci贸 bastante simplista, las averiguaciones as铆 pierden mucho peso. De hecho, hay muchas cosas que no llegu茅 a comprender, el relato por varios momentos me pareci贸 aburrido y aunque he le铆do otras obras polic铆acas en las cuales hay muchos nombres, esta vez me confundi贸 bastante. Creo que el relato es desordenado y no se presentan los hechos como con Agatha por ejemplo en que si bien es cierto los nombres sobran pero las explicaciones hacen que comprendas relativamente bien todo. Aqu铆 no me pas贸 lo mismo.
Desde luego, como siempre, en este tipo de obras las frases extraordinarias no existen por lo que al tener una explicaci贸n no tan impresionante y no ser tan ordenado no me lleg贸 a gustar. Lognon tambi茅n pierde peso y siento que no tuvo un cierre adecuado en esta historia. Tratar茅 de leer otra aventura de Maigret para ver si pienso lo mismo y desde luego quiero ver la pel铆cula para ver si me explica algo mejor las cosas.
Es el primer libro de Simenon que leo y desde luego el primero sobre el famoso comisario de polic铆a Maigret. De hecho empec茅 por este volumen (que es el n煤mero 45 de sus aventuras) debido a la pel铆cula que quiero ver: "Maigret" protagonizada por G茅rard Depardieu el 2022.
La acci贸n empieza con el hallazgo de una joven muerta en las calles de Par铆s. Se trata de Louise Laboine de la cual al inicio no se conoce absolutamente nada y es que no tiene familiares ni conocidos que aparentemente quieran saber de ella. Reci茅n s茅 que Maigret tiene un rango muy alto, es comisario en su sector de Par铆s y no s茅 si eso para m铆 le baja un poco el inter茅s, que sea un personaje tan importante desde un inicio (claro, estoy en la aventura n煤mero 45 de su vida). Cerca de 茅l tenemos al misterioso inspector Lognon, llamado "Mala sombra", quien siendo subordinado de Maigret siempre quiere sobresalir precisamente por considerar que tiene mala suerte o no lo aprecian como realmente deber铆an. 脡l va a estar tras la pista de Louise Laboine y todo el tiempo parece llevar un paso por delante que su jefe.
En las averiguaciones se encuentran con muchas personas que aparentemente han tenido en relaci贸n con la asesinada, entre ellos su amiga Jeanine Arm茅nieu o la se帽ora Cr锚mieux, quienes resultan adem谩s bastante extra帽as y es algo interesante c贸mo se arma el rompecabezas de una joven aparentemente asocial, t铆mida y sin familia implicarse en un asesinato bastante extra帽o. Pero la conclusi贸n me pareci贸 bastante simplista, las averiguaciones as铆 pierden mucho peso. De hecho, hay muchas cosas que no llegu茅 a comprender, el relato por varios momentos me pareci贸 aburrido y aunque he le铆do otras obras polic铆acas en las cuales hay muchos nombres, esta vez me confundi贸 bastante. Creo que el relato es desordenado y no se presentan los hechos como con Agatha por ejemplo en que si bien es cierto los nombres sobran pero las explicaciones hacen que comprendas relativamente bien todo. Aqu铆 no me pas贸 lo mismo.
Desde luego, como siempre, en este tipo de obras las frases extraordinarias no existen por lo que al tener una explicaci贸n no tan impresionante y no ser tan ordenado no me lleg贸 a gustar. Lognon tambi茅n pierde peso y siento que no tuvo un cierre adecuado en esta historia. Tratar茅 de leer otra aventura de Maigret para ver si pienso lo mismo y desde luego quiero ver la pel铆cula para ver si me explica algo mejor las cosas.
May 28, 2019
p. 43 - "What do we do?"
All Maigret could do was shrug and say,
"We wait."
The essence of Maigret
All Maigret could do was shrug and say,
"We wait."
The essence of Maigret
March 29, 2025
As usual, a good quality book, with the familiar Maigret style: quiet an easy, no shootings or spectacular scenes, but a lot of deduction and little domestic scenes.
This one, in particular, is more centered on the victim's personality, a poor luckless young girl. And this shows the real skills of Mr. Simenon, as sometimes the plot is less important than the characters...
This one, in particular, is more centered on the victim's personality, a poor luckless young girl. And this shows the real skills of Mr. Simenon, as sometimes the plot is less important than the characters...
September 11, 2021
螘谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 伪位位维 蠈蠂喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿伪 蟺喂慰 蟽蟺慰蠀未伪委伪 蟿慰蠀.
August 11, 2019
Another entry in my Maigret marathon.
I loved this story and more than ever the character of Maigret. I also enjoyed the Parisian setting and the ambiance of the various neighborhoods, each distinct from the others as neighborhoods are. I felt transported to another time and place and it was a good visit!
In this story, Maigret is investigating the murder of a young girl whose identity is unknown. He becomes more fascinated with the character of the girl than with solving the case. As usual, his "method" is to become immersed in the lives of the victims and the people surrounding them until the identity of the killer comes into view, like that of a photograph developing (an analogy he himself uses in this book). He often seems to go into a kind of trance where all the facts simmer and ultimately come together for him and so he solves the case.
I would have given this story 5 stars except that I was disappointed in the ending. It made sense but was not, for me, emotionally satisfying. However, as I find with all the Maigrets I've read so far, its the characters and the settings and the workings of Maigret that are the important aspects of the books and what makes them so interesting and fun for me.
If you haven't tried any of these books, I strongly suggest you do--especially if you like mysteries or romanticize the Paris of the past.
I also would love it if anyone who has read any of the series could recommend any particular ones to me.
Now I'm on to !
I loved this story and more than ever the character of Maigret. I also enjoyed the Parisian setting and the ambiance of the various neighborhoods, each distinct from the others as neighborhoods are. I felt transported to another time and place and it was a good visit!
In this story, Maigret is investigating the murder of a young girl whose identity is unknown. He becomes more fascinated with the character of the girl than with solving the case. As usual, his "method" is to become immersed in the lives of the victims and the people surrounding them until the identity of the killer comes into view, like that of a photograph developing (an analogy he himself uses in this book). He often seems to go into a kind of trance where all the facts simmer and ultimately come together for him and so he solves the case.
I would have given this story 5 stars except that I was disappointed in the ending. It made sense but was not, for me, emotionally satisfying. However, as I find with all the Maigrets I've read so far, its the characters and the settings and the workings of Maigret that are the important aspects of the books and what makes them so interesting and fun for me.
If you haven't tried any of these books, I strongly suggest you do--especially if you like mysteries or romanticize the Paris of the past.
I also would love it if anyone who has read any of the series could recommend any particular ones to me.
Now I'm on to !
April 20, 2018
Sad sack Joseph Lognon, a recurring character who is so unlucky and self-pitying that he鈥檚 earned the nickname 鈥淚nspector Hard-Done-By,鈥� pits himself against Detective Chief Inspector Maigret in the investigation of a dead young girl found in evening clothes in Montmatre.
However, Georges Simenon really does sort of phone in the mystery, while dwelling on the theme of how unfair life can be. Usually, I enjoy the philosophical elements that Simenon sprinkles in most of his Maigret novels 鈥� and I still did in this case 鈥� but there wasn鈥檛 enough mystery here to carry it off.
However, Georges Simenon really does sort of phone in the mystery, while dwelling on the theme of how unfair life can be. Usually, I enjoy the philosophical elements that Simenon sprinkles in most of his Maigret novels 鈥� and I still did in this case 鈥� but there wasn鈥檛 enough mystery here to carry it off.
July 8, 2017
This is a very interesting case in the police stories about Chief Inspector Maigret by Georges Simenon. Set almost entirely in Paris with links by phone and records across France, Europe and North America it is an investigation that shows Maigret at his best.
There is the clear support of his team of detectives and criminal support. As forensics begins to play a role from post mortem to analysis of the victims clothes.
They all know his methods and how thorough he is and above all how his mind works.
This story is especially special in that it re-introduces inspector Lognon. Previously he had felt hard done by in that Maigret has taken over his investigations. As an aside Maigret here reflects that he is not one to seek credit and often he leaves this for others in his team to take. The trouble for Lognon is that he can never be part of that inner circle. However he remains a talented and dogged detective who knows his stuff.
Half way through this case it appears Lognon has got the drop on Maigret and seems to be one step closer to solving the crime.
It seems the chief inspector's dream about a chess game against Lognon is becoming a reality and Lognon could out manoeuvre his chief.
I loved the interactions with Maigret and his wife there is great humour here and a real love shown.
A good novel with a terrific plot where a crime seems solved by first understanding the victim.
There is the clear support of his team of detectives and criminal support. As forensics begins to play a role from post mortem to analysis of the victims clothes.
They all know his methods and how thorough he is and above all how his mind works.
This story is especially special in that it re-introduces inspector Lognon. Previously he had felt hard done by in that Maigret has taken over his investigations. As an aside Maigret here reflects that he is not one to seek credit and often he leaves this for others in his team to take. The trouble for Lognon is that he can never be part of that inner circle. However he remains a talented and dogged detective who knows his stuff.
Half way through this case it appears Lognon has got the drop on Maigret and seems to be one step closer to solving the crime.
It seems the chief inspector's dream about a chess game against Lognon is becoming a reality and Lognon could out manoeuvre his chief.
I loved the interactions with Maigret and his wife there is great humour here and a real love shown.
A good novel with a terrific plot where a crime seems solved by first understanding the victim.
April 30, 2024
grazie, zio Georges. Sei un grande.
July 26, 2024
Maigret has to solve a more tragic kind of case when a young woman is found murdered in the street. Painstakingly, he discovers her past but more importantly her character. Maigret has an excellent foil in this case, detective Lognon, who is a bulldog when it comes to detective work doing everything the hard way. Meanwhile Maigret's experience, intuition and empathy cause him to seemingly drift in the right direction. I am a sucker for Simenon, this isn't a terrible place to start with Maigret.
December 18, 2021
An engaging crime fiction novella about how Detective Maigret solves the murder of a young 20 year old woman. The young woman is in evening dress and was found on Place Vintimille, Paris, France, at 3:05am. The area is in Inspector Lognon鈥檚 district and Maigret finds himself at the crime scene after just completing the finalisation of a case. Inspector Lognon is nicknamed the Old Grouch. Lognon likes doing all the legwork himself and Maigret finds himself turning up to interview relevant people who knew of the young dead woman after Lognon has already interviewed them! Frustrating Maigret further is the fact that Lognon does not communicate his whereabouts to Maigret.
Maigret gradually comes to learn about who the young 20 year old woman was and this helps him solve the murder investigation.
Another satisfying detective Maigret reading experience.
This book was first published in France in 1954. The 45th book in the Maigret series.
Maigret gradually comes to learn about who the young 20 year old woman was and this helps him solve the murder investigation.
Another satisfying detective Maigret reading experience.
This book was first published in France in 1954. The 45th book in the Maigret series.
June 16, 2024
Una giovane donna giace morta sul selciato di un vicolo di Montmartre, sotto la pioggia; ha il volto contuso, sfigurato, indossa un abito da cerimonia blu un po鈥� dimesso, le manca una scarpa. Non ha effetti personali, non ha documenti. Non 猫 stata uccisa l矛.
Maigret ottiene che vengano pubblicate sui giornali le foto della ragazza, ma segnalazioni non ne arrivano. All鈥檌ndagine si interessa anche l鈥檕rmai noto ispettore Lognon (Montmartre 猫 il suo distretto) che per貌 procede per conto suo, fosse solo per dimostrare che anche lui 猫 in grado di agire con intelligenza ed arrivare alla soluzione del caso. In effetti tra lui e Maigret, ci saranno continui incontri/scontri, dei siparietti piuttosto imbarazzanti.
Ci vorr脿 tutta la pazienza e la perspicacia del commissario per risalire all鈥檌dentit脿 della ragazza, ricostruire i momenti salienti della sua breve vita, conoscere il motivo che l鈥檋a portata a Parigi, quali disavventure e difficolt脿 ha incontrato, fino alla sua tragica fine... e, naturalmente, per assicurare il responsabile alla giustizia.
Io l鈥檋o seguito passo dopo passo, fino a conoscere tutto di questa sfortunata ragazza alla quale la vita non ha concesso mai niente.
Una storia tristissima, che mette in evidenza, una volta di pi霉, la grande umanit脿 di Maigret, associata alla sapiente scrittura del suo Autore.
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鉁嶏笍 GS/Maigret
Maigret ottiene che vengano pubblicate sui giornali le foto della ragazza, ma segnalazioni non ne arrivano. All鈥檌ndagine si interessa anche l鈥檕rmai noto ispettore Lognon (Montmartre 猫 il suo distretto) che per貌 procede per conto suo, fosse solo per dimostrare che anche lui 猫 in grado di agire con intelligenza ed arrivare alla soluzione del caso. In effetti tra lui e Maigret, ci saranno continui incontri/scontri, dei siparietti piuttosto imbarazzanti.
Ci vorr脿 tutta la pazienza e la perspicacia del commissario per risalire all鈥檌dentit脿 della ragazza, ricostruire i momenti salienti della sua breve vita, conoscere il motivo che l鈥檋a portata a Parigi, quali disavventure e difficolt脿 ha incontrato, fino alla sua tragica fine... e, naturalmente, per assicurare il responsabile alla giustizia.
Io l鈥檋o seguito passo dopo passo, fino a conoscere tutto di questa sfortunata ragazza alla quale la vita non ha concesso mai niente.
Una storia tristissima, che mette in evidenza, una volta di pi霉, la grande umanit脿 di Maigret, associata alla sapiente scrittura del suo Autore.
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鉁嶏笍 GS/Maigret
August 13, 2016
鈥楤est known for Maigret鈥�. I鈥檝e never understood why. Simenon鈥檚 non-Maigret books should be considered important literary works. His Maigrets were how he got paid.
My struggles to learn French continue, recently with facile editions of Maigret et la jeune morte and La Rue Aux Trois Poussins/Le Mari De M茅lie. This edition of Maigret et la jeune morte comes with audio as well. I found the voice of the narrator very irritating, so as yet I can鈥檛 say if I have gained anything from that aspect of the book. I suspect that all French narrators have the same effect on me; certainly I always hate them at the movies.
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My struggles to learn French continue, recently with facile editions of Maigret et la jeune morte and La Rue Aux Trois Poussins/Le Mari De M茅lie. This edition of Maigret et la jeune morte comes with audio as well. I found the voice of the narrator very irritating, so as yet I can鈥檛 say if I have gained anything from that aspect of the book. I suspect that all French narrators have the same effect on me; certainly I always hate them at the movies.
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September 24, 2015
Dramatisation with Denholm ElliottWL The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
3* Maigret in Society
3* The Blue Room
WL My Friend Maigret (Maigret #31)
3* The Saint-Fiacre Affair
3* Maigret in Montmartre
3* Maigret Has Scruples
3* Maigret Bides His Time
3* Striptease
3* Maigret Sets A Trap
3* Maigret and the Young Girl
November 25, 2021
One of 's Inspector Maigret novels from the 1950s, is about the mysterious murder of a young girl in a shabby evening dress whose body is found dumped on a Montmartre side street. There are two detectives on the case, Maigret and Lorgnon (Inspector "Hard-Done-By"), the latter jealous of Maigret and not entirely forthcoming with details.
The murder case is complicated by the uncommunicative nature of the victim, whose life Maigret (and Lorgnon) must reconstruct using a myriad of fragments. Finally it is Maigret who solves the case by virtue of knowing what he has learned about the victim.
The murder case is complicated by the uncommunicative nature of the victim, whose life Maigret (and Lorgnon) must reconstruct using a myriad of fragments. Finally it is Maigret who solves the case by virtue of knowing what he has learned about the victim.
December 28, 2022
螤慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蠄蠀蠂慰位慰纬喂魏萎 渭蔚位苇蟿畏 蟿慰蠀 胃蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蠂蠅蟻委蟼 蠈渭蠅蟼 谓伪 尉蔚蠂蠅蟻委味蔚喂 蟽蔚 慰蟿喂未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 维位位慰. 3,5/5
November 13, 2020
"R膬spunsurile care aduc lini艧tea sunt foarte scurte."
September 2, 2022
Maigret sera toujours Maigret, m锚me si tout a chang茅 : finis les temps quand des filles de province qui ne savent pas se servir du t茅l茅phone venaient travailler dans les maisons de familles riches 脿 Paris, finis les temps quand un inspecteur de police qui partait en filature 茅tait injoignable, finis le temps quand on envoyait un 芦听pneumatique听禄 d鈥檜n quartier parisien 脿 l鈥檃utre pour donner rendez-vous 脿 une demoiselle.
Tous ces d茅tails qui sont d茅suets et qui datent terriblement le r茅cit, on les d茅guste, tels les sp茅cialit茅s du bouillon Chartier tout aussi d茅mod茅es, comme les pot-au-feu, les 艙ufs durs mayonnaise o霉 les harengs. On fait retour dans un Paris en noir et blanc, on renifle des odeurs des petites rues et des escaliers de meubl茅s bon march茅, on respire une atmosph猫re d鈥檃utres temps pour d茅nicher des destins souvent tr猫s durs, qui nous apprennent que ce n鈥櫭﹖ait finalement pas le 芦听bon vieux temps听禄, et qu鈥檌l est inutile d鈥櫭﹑rouver de la nostalgie.
Tous ces d茅tails qui sont d茅suets et qui datent terriblement le r茅cit, on les d茅guste, tels les sp茅cialit茅s du bouillon Chartier tout aussi d茅mod茅es, comme les pot-au-feu, les 艙ufs durs mayonnaise o霉 les harengs. On fait retour dans un Paris en noir et blanc, on renifle des odeurs des petites rues et des escaliers de meubl茅s bon march茅, on respire une atmosph猫re d鈥檃utres temps pour d茅nicher des destins souvent tr猫s durs, qui nous apprennent que ce n鈥櫭﹖ait finalement pas le 芦听bon vieux temps听禄, et qu鈥檌l est inutile d鈥櫭﹑rouver de la nostalgie.
March 1, 2024
S茅 que Simenon es uno de los grandes de la novela polic铆aca, por eso no dir茅 lo que pienso tan directamente como me gustar铆a 馃槀
Hay una cantidad incre铆ble de relleno en esta obra, es mis贸gina hasta decir basta (s铆, s铆, ya sabemos todas lo de que era un se帽or de su 茅poca blablabla) y la resoluci贸n de la trama sale un poco del mismo sitio que el gorroc贸ptero de Doraemon.
No tengo m谩s declaraciones, se帽or铆a.
Hay una cantidad incre铆ble de relleno en esta obra, es mis贸gina hasta decir basta (s铆, s铆, ya sabemos todas lo de que era un se帽or de su 茅poca blablabla) y la resoluci贸n de la trama sale un poco del mismo sitio que el gorroc贸ptero de Doraemon.
No tengo m谩s declaraciones, se帽or铆a.
July 29, 2023
Georges Simenon geh枚rt zu den produktivsten Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Und zu den besten. Im Krimi-Genre d眉rfte er eine absolute Top-Adresse f眉r gute Schm枚ker sein.
Was Simenon auszeichnet, auch in diesem vorliegenden Werk, ist, dass er mit gro脽er Sensibilit盲t auch an die sozialen Hintergr眉nde von Kriminalf盲llen und den dahinterliegenden Personen, in diesem Fall eine junge Frau, die es nicht geschafft hat, sich au脽erhalb ihres dysfunktionalen Elternhauses mit einer spiels眉chtigen Mutter und einem abwesenden Vater aus dem kriminellen Milieu eine Existenz aufzubauen und die dann immer nur wenige Wochen irgendwo untergekommen ist.
Georges Simenon l枚st den Fall auf eine coole, abgekl盲rte Weise, die ihn von einem seiner Kollegen, einem forschen jungen Ehrgeizling unterscheidet. Mit diesem Vergleich zeigt Simenon den Wert der Erfahrung f眉r das anstrengende Business des Kriminalkommissars auf, der viel Menschenkenntnis besitzen und sich in Menschen hineinversetzen muss.
Eine sch枚ne Lekt眉re f眉r ein Sommerwochenende.
Was Simenon auszeichnet, auch in diesem vorliegenden Werk, ist, dass er mit gro脽er Sensibilit盲t auch an die sozialen Hintergr眉nde von Kriminalf盲llen und den dahinterliegenden Personen, in diesem Fall eine junge Frau, die es nicht geschafft hat, sich au脽erhalb ihres dysfunktionalen Elternhauses mit einer spiels眉chtigen Mutter und einem abwesenden Vater aus dem kriminellen Milieu eine Existenz aufzubauen und die dann immer nur wenige Wochen irgendwo untergekommen ist.
Georges Simenon l枚st den Fall auf eine coole, abgekl盲rte Weise, die ihn von einem seiner Kollegen, einem forschen jungen Ehrgeizling unterscheidet. Mit diesem Vergleich zeigt Simenon den Wert der Erfahrung f眉r das anstrengende Business des Kriminalkommissars auf, der viel Menschenkenntnis besitzen und sich in Menschen hineinversetzen muss.
Eine sch枚ne Lekt眉re f眉r ein Sommerwochenende.
June 19, 2016
Depois de ter feito umas comprinhas na feira do livro de Lisboa a porto editora ofereceu-me dois exemplares da velha cole莽茫o vampiro para apelar aos leitores ao reaparecimento desta cole莽茫o agora renovada e n茫o podia ter ficado mais feliz.
Este 茅 um livrinho curtinho, um caso interessante sobre uma rapariga misteriosa que 茅 encontrada assassinada 脿 beira da estrada. Maigret 茅 o investigador principal do caso acompanhado pelo seu parceiro Langdon.
Acredito que quem goste de Agatha Christie ir谩 com certeza gostar deste livro.
Este 茅 um livrinho curtinho, um caso interessante sobre uma rapariga misteriosa que 茅 encontrada assassinada 脿 beira da estrada. Maigret 茅 o investigador principal do caso acompanhado pelo seu parceiro Langdon.
Acredito que quem goste de Agatha Christie ir谩 com certeza gostar deste livro.
July 9, 2020
Exactly the sort of story one reads Simenon for. A few slightly convoluted trans-Atlantic twists aside, a tight story of ill luck and bad decisions, of the unintended consequences of good and bad intentions. A small human tragedy and Maigret, slowly inhabiting the cramped, pathetic world of a dead girl to unravel the tale of her fate.
May 14, 2014
I've read it for studying purposes. It has upped my French a bit, I hope. As far as the plot goes, I have found it somewhat anticlimactic and think that the solution to the mystery came out from nowhere.
August 8, 2021
危喂渭蔚谓蠈谓 蟽蟺维谓喂伪 伪蟺慰纬慰畏蟿蔚蠉蔚喂 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 未蔚谓 伪蟺慰蟿蔚位蔚委 蔚尉伪委蟻蔚蟽畏. 螘未蠋 苇蠂慰蠀渭蔚 蟿畏谓 伪谓伪蟽蠉谓胃蔚蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 蟺伪蟻蔚位胃蠈谓蟿慰蟼 蠅蟼 伪谓伪纬魏伪委慰 蟽蠀渭尾维谓 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 未喂伪蠉纬伪蟽畏 蟿畏蟼 魏伪蟿维蟽蟿伪蟽畏蟼. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 魏伪喂 蠄蠀蠂伪谓伪位蠀蟿喂魏维 未位未.
March 2, 2019
Yet another Maigret book that I loved. But somehow I found this story very sad. The life story of the Dead Girl was so distressing that I felt sad for several days reading it. If I try to picture myself in her shoes I would have never behaved the way she did; makes one think how different people are from each other.
And that also makes me give full credit to Simonen on his writing skills. He makes his characters seem very real and brings out the vulnerabilities of the characters very strikingly well, be it the victim or the perpetrator of crime. The only aspect that makes me not want to read Maigret is that each story is inherently sad, based on sad characters or there is sadness throughout the background.
And that also makes me give full credit to Simonen on his writing skills. He makes his characters seem very real and brings out the vulnerabilities of the characters very strikingly well, be it the victim or the perpetrator of crime. The only aspect that makes me not want to read Maigret is that each story is inherently sad, based on sad characters or there is sadness throughout the background.
February 4, 2019
Here we first meet the long suffering (and much suffered) Lognon, the hard luck cop who's never appreciated--with good reason. He's always working hard, but not in the way he's asked. Carry an umbrella in the pouring rain? Why, when slogging it out under the spring downpours is the best way to prove his devotion to duty--or so he thinks!
A strange, slow police procedural in which Le Patron spends most of the story sitting in his office making phone calls and gathering intelligence from the boys, until he stops at a bar and recognises the bar man. So slow is the case that even Madame Maigret is worried, and provides silent support at her patient best.
I found the reasoning behind the murder of the young girl weak indeed, but then I suppose many a murder is committed for weak reasons at best. A glance at my local newspaper proves this theory.
A strange, slow police procedural in which Le Patron spends most of the story sitting in his office making phone calls and gathering intelligence from the boys, until he stops at a bar and recognises the bar man. So slow is the case that even Madame Maigret is worried, and provides silent support at her patient best.
I found the reasoning behind the murder of the young girl weak indeed, but then I suppose many a murder is committed for weak reasons at best. A glance at my local newspaper proves this theory.
February 5, 2022
Der Roman ist enorm gut strukturiert und mann kann genau die Denkweise Maigrets nachverfolgen und sich, durch seine Augen, ein Bild des Lebens der jungen Toten machen. Nichtsdestotrotz ziehen sich manchmal die Gespr盲che der einzelnen Inspektoren untereinander, ohne richtig zur Geschichte beizutragen. Das Buch ist sehr empfehlenswert, wenn man auf andere Gedanken kommen will und sich in den d眉steren Stra脽en Paris' gedanklich verlieren mag.
January 9, 2025
The sheer amount that Simenon is able to wring out of so little is truly a marvel to behold. Nine chapters, a pretty basic murder procedural plot, a small cast of thinly drawn supporting characters, and still 鈥� somehow 鈥� he manages to craft both a great little Maigret story as well as a haunting study of the tragic, fragmented, and unexplainable mysteries of fate that make up people's lives.
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