Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Chief Inspector Jules Maigret provide us with a great deal of information about the French police detective-but only in small, episodic doses. As readers become acquainted with Maigret one detail at a time, he slowly takes on a flesh-and-bone realism-not merely a character in a story, but someone we would like to meet in real life. This book presents all the canonical facts and details about the detective and his world in one place, presented with tabulations and analyses that enable a better understanding of the works and of Maigret himself.

About the Author
Murielle Wenger, a former teacher living in Switzerland, has dedicated the greater part of her free time during the past ten years to studying the works of Simenon. She is webmaster of the site on the series Maigret with Bruno Cremer, and that of the series, Les enquetes du commissaire Maigret with Jean Richard. She is a regular contributor to Cahiers published by the Association des Amis de Simenon.

Reviews
"The book is conversational and easily read [...] This well-researched collection allows the reader to see Maigret as a tangible, well-rounded, and believable character." - French Studies, 72.3 (2018)



Book Information
ISBN 9781476669779
Author Murielle Wenger
Format Paperback
Page Count 244
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 315g