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ISBN
0141393505
EAN
9780141393506
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
The Grand Banks Café: Inspector Maigret #8
Artist
Simenon, Georges
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0141393505
ISBN-13
9780141393506
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201649385

Product Key Features

Original Language
French
Edition
8
Book Title
Grand Banks Café
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Classics, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime
Genre
Fiction
Author
Georges Simenon
Book Series
Inspector Maigret Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
4.7 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'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.' -- The Guardian 'I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov.' -- William Faulkner 'The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature' -- André Gide 'A supreme writer…unforgettable vividness' -- The Independent 'Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales' -- The Observer 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' -- John Gray 'A truly wonderful writer... marvellously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the workd he creates' -- Muriel Spark 'A novelist who entered his fictional world as it he were a part of it' -- Peter Ackroyd 'Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century' -- John Banville
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Series Volume Number
8
Dewey Decimal
843.912
Synopsis
"A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré In this gripping novel set in an insular fishing community, Inspector Maigret must navigate an impenetrable subculture to solve a murder "It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. But the face was completely hidden, scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried to obliterate the head, someone very angry. The pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut." Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage. "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." -- The Guardian, "One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." -- The Guardian In this gripping novel set in an insular fishing community, Inspector Maigret must navigate an impenetrable subculture to solve a murder "It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. But the face was completely hidden, scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried to obliterate the head, someone very angry. The pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut." Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage., 'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves It was indeed a photograph, a picture of a woman. But the face was completely hidden, scribbled all over in red ink. Someone had tried to obliterate the head, someone very angry. The pen had bitten into the paper. There were so many criss-crossed lines that not a single square millimetre had been left visible. On the other hand, below the head, the torso had not been touched. A pair of large breasts. A light-coloured silk dress, very tight and very low cut. Sailors don't talk much to other men, especially not to policemen. But after Captain Fallut's body is found floating near his trawler, they all mention the Evil Eye when they speak of the Ocean's voyage. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as The Sailors' Rendezvous . 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

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  • by gtc24
    26 Apr, 2022

    The Grand Banks Cafe by Georges Simenon

    Thought I had read just about every available English translated Inspector Maigret novel by Georges Simenon, but no, I missed one! If you have never read an Inspector Maigret you are missing out. My favorite may be the Misty Harbor, but The Grand Banks Cafe which I am 2 chapters into, is definitely a good read. Chief Inspector Maigret is about to go on holiday with his wife to Alsace, when he is contacted by an old school chum who is very concerned that one of his former students, a sailor on a fishing vessel has been falsely accused of and arrested for the murder of the ships captain. This prompts Maigret to convince his wife to change their vacation plans to instead go to Fecamp...the scene of the crime and where the sailor is being held for the murder. A word of warning about Maigret ...

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