Georges Simenon
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.
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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 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