Georges Simenon
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Georges Simenon | |
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.jpg) Simenon in 1965 | |
| Born | Georges Simenon 13 February 1903 Liège, Belgium |
| Died | 4 September 1989 (aged 86) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Pen name | "G. Sim" |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable awards | Académie royale de Belgique (1952) |
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 200 novels and many short works. Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
Georges Simenon Media
26 rue Léopold, Liège, the house where Simenon was born
Simenon, 1963 by Erling Mandelmann
Bench and sculpture dedicated to Simenon in his home city of Liège
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Other websites
- Carvel Collins. Georges Simenon, The Art of Fiction No. 9. The Paris Review Summer 1955 (9) (Summer 1955).
- Centre d'études Georges Simenon et Fonds Simenon de l'Université de Liège
- Selected Bibliography & Selected Maigret films Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Simenon's Inspector Maigret - Includes complete bibliography & English translation checklist
- Simenon at New York Review of Books