Pietr the Latvian: Inspector Maigret #1 - Inspector Maigret (Paperback)
Georges Simenon (author), David Bellos (translator)- In stock online
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141392738
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 134 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 10 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The Guardian
"These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself." --The Washington Post
"Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional detective immortals." --People
"I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov." --William Faulkner
"The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature." --Andr Gide
"A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness." --The Independent (London)
"Superb . . . The most addictive of writers . . . A unique teller of tales." --The Observer (London)
"Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." --John Gray
"A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously readable--lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he creates." --Muriel Spark
"A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it." --Peter Ackroyd
"Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century." --John Banville
You may also be interested in...
“Pietr the Latvian”
Inspector Maigret’s first investigation sees the indomitable detective on the trail of Pietr the Latvian, a man (who may or may not be Latvian) believed responsible for global catalogue of thefts, cons and general... More
“Has my search for a truly literary crime novel come to an end?”
I've never read a Maigret before but after this, I'm definitely going to delve deeper into the series. Sombre, smart, nuanced - Georges Simenon has created an engaging detective in the hard boiled noir... More
Please sign in to write a review