Monday, February 25, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. THE WRITER PRESENTS SOME DRAMATIC CHANGES IN TWO OF HIS CHARACTERS

On how the odd couple in "Maigret Defends Himself" evolves in "Maigret's Patience"


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/02/simenon-simenon-writer-presents-some.html


Monday, February 18, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. TWO ANTAGONISTS HELP THE CHIEF INSPECTOR PERSONALLY

A first look at the odd couple linking two successive "Maigrets"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/02/simenon-simenon-two-antagonists-help.html


Monday, February 11, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. THE NOVELIST ENUMERATES THE CRIMES

An 'after the fact' look at the crimes in Simenon's "Three Crimes"


http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/02/simenon-simenon-novelist-enumerates.html




Monday, January 28, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. THE NOVELIST LOOKS FOR CRIMINAL ANTECEDENTS

Simenon's 'ahead of time' look at perpetrators in his autobiographical work "Three Crimes"

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/01/simenon-simenon-novelist-looks-for.html




Monday, January 21, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. THE ULTIMATE CRIMINAL

Maigret and Pardon examine criminality in “Maigret Defends Himself” 

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/01/simenon-simenon-ultimate-criminal.html


Monday, January 14, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. TWO MEN IN "MAIGRET DEFENDS HIMSELF"

On how Maigret and Pardon, similar yet different, work together

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/01/simenon-simenon-two-men-in-maigret.html




Monday, January 7, 2019

SIMENON SIMENON. THE VICTIM IN "ACT OF PASSION"

About the woman who, in obeying and submitting to her killer, destroyed the man as well

http://www.simenon-simenon.com/2019/01/simenon-simenon-victim-in-act-of-passion.html