Monday, December 31, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET DEFENDS HIMSELF" COMES OUT JANUARY 3

Some details about the next Penguin translation for Anglophones

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/12/simenon-simenon-maigret-defends-himself.html


Wednesday, December 26, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE RATIONALE IN "ACT OF PASSION"

On a good presentation of a poor attempt by a killer to be understood

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/12/simenon-simenon-rationale-in-act-of.html



Monday, December 17, 2018

Monday, December 10, 2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. AN UNCOMMON PROTAGONIST, A FEMALE

On the positive portrait of a woman, rising from the depths, heading for heaven

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/12/simenon-simenon-uncommon-protagonist.html


Monday, December 3, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET AND THE GHOST" COMES OUT DECEMBER 6

Some details about the next Penguin translation for Anglophones

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/12/simenon-simenon-maigret-and-ghost-comes.html


Friday, November 30, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE STORY OF AN ESCAPEE FROM HIS FAMILY'S C:UTCHES

On the liberation theme in a "roman dur" recently translated, "The Mahé Circle"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/11/simenon-simenon-story-of-escapee-from.html


Monday, November 12, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE STORY OF A PRISONER IN HIS FAMILY'S CLUTCHES

On the incarceration theme in a "roman dur"recently translated, "The Mahé Circle"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/11/simenon-simenon-story-of-prisoner-in.html



Monday, November 5, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. SOME CHRISTMAS STORIES ARE COMING OUT SOON

Glimpses of a forthcoming Penguin translation for Anglophones

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/11/simenon-simenon-some-christmas-stories.html


Monday, October 29, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET'S ANGER" COMES OUT NOVEMBER 1

Some details about the next Penguin translation for Anglophones


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/10/simenon-simenon-maigrets-anger-comes.html


Monday, October 22, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE "GREAT NOSTALGIA"

Some insights into the childlessness of the Maigret couple, Jules and Louise

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/10/simenon-simenon-great-nostalgia.html




Monday, October 15, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. A CHRISTMAS WITHOUT CHILDREN


About some aspiring parents and an unfulfilled dream







Thursday, October 4, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. A "ROMAN DUR" THAT PRESENTS A "NO-WIN" SEQUENCE

On how, for still another Simenon protagonist, it is "hard" to change his fate

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/10/simenon-simenon-roman-dur-that-presents.html



Monday, October 1, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET AND THE SATURDAY TRAMP" COMES OUT OCTOBER 4

Some details about the next Penguin translation for Anglophones

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/10/simenon-simenon-maigret-and-saturday.html



Thursday, September 27, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. A MENDER OR AN OBSERVER OF DESTINIES?

An examination of another Simenon protagonist, a sort of Maigret opposite


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/09/simenon-simenon-mender-or-observer-of.html





Monday, September 24, 2018

Simenon Simenon. THREE SISTERS AND ONE LITTLE BROTHER

When and where the rooster does not get to rule the roost and the hens run the hen house

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/09/simenon-simenon-three-sisters-and-one.html





Tuesday, September 18, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. COULD THE WRITER HAVE EVEN IMAGINED AN AUDIOBOOK?

On this modern dynamic medium and how Simenon is riding the wave


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/09/simenon-simenon-could-writer-have-even.html


Monday, September 10, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. HOW ANOTHER NEW DETECTIVE BEGINS HIS LITERARY LIFE

The initial portrait of Dalgleish by P. D. James compared to that of Maigret by Georges Simenon


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/09/simenon-simenon-how-another-new.html


Thursday, August 30, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. MAIGRET"S INITIAL PORTRAIT

On the character sketched out in "Pietr the Latvian", the first novel of the series

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/08/simenon-simenon-maigrets-initial.html


Monday, August 27, 2018

Friday, August 24, 2018

Monday, August 20, 2018

Monday, August 13, 2018

Thursday, August 9, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. LIKE LIVING IN A CAN OF SARDINES

On the kitchen of a boarding house, a well-built microcosm in "The Lodger"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/08/simenon-simenon-like-living-in-can-of.html


Monday, August 6, 2018

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Monday, July 23, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE DEATH OF CORNELIUS

An unexpected and unexplained turn of events in Simenon's "The Krull House"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/07/simenon-simenon-death-of-cornelius.html


Monday, July 16, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. FRANCOPHONE TOWARDS ANGLOPHONE

Several observations on the use of Anglo-Americanisms in his writing


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/07/simenon-simenon-francophone-towards.html


Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Thursday, July 5, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. VOYEURISM ONVE AGAIN

On a novel that displays the author's fascination with this subject in spades


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/07/simenon-simenon-voyeurism-once-again.html




Monday, July 2, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET AND THE LAZY BURGLAR" COMES OUT JULY 5

Some details about the next Penguin translation for Anglophones


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/07/simenon-simenon-maigret-and-lazy.html




Thursday, June 28, 2018

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. UNDER THE RED FLAG OF THE SOVIET UNION

A look at some direct observations of communism in Russia


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/06/simenon-simenon-under-red-flag-of.html



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Monday, June 18, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. A LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY BECOMES A PLAY

When a playwright unlocked "Le Pavillon d'Asnières" on stage


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/06/simenon-simenon-locked-room-mystery_18.html


Thursday, June 14, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY NUMBER TWO

On the second way the author joined a special club for mystery writers


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/06/simenon-simenon-locked-room-mystery.html


Thursday, May 31, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. LOCKED ROOM MYSTERY NUMBER 1

On the first way the author joined a special club for mystery writers


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/05/simenon-simenon-locked-room-mystery.html



Monday, May 28, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. G-7 CAME BEFORE MAIGRET

On how this character compares to the one who follows him


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/05/simenon-simenon-g-7-came-before-maigret.html


Monday, May 21, 2018

Monday, May 7, 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MAIGRET IN COURT" COMES OUT MAY 3

Some details about the next Penguin translation for anglophones


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/04/simenon-simenon-maigret-in-court-comes.html



Monday, April 23, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE SEVERAL FACES OF VOYEURISM / 2

On the voyeur as an auditor in "Across the Street"


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/04/simenon-simenon-several-faces-of_23.html




Sunday, April 15, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. THE SEVERAL FACES OF VOYEURISM

On the voyeur as a looker in "Across the Street"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/04/simenon-simenon-several-faces-of.html


Thursday, April 12, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. MAIGRET AND THE TRANSLATORS / 1

Translators who are working on current Penguin Maigret translations answer some questions about their job.


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/04/simenon-simenon-maigret-and-translators.html



Monday, April 9, 2018

SIMENON SIMENON. "MR. HIRE'S ENGAGEMENT" / 4

Everybody can be a voyeur. Movie fans have a chance to watch.

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2018/04/simenon-simenon-mr-hires-engagement-4.html