Inspector Maigret Omnibus: Volume 1: Pietr the Latvian; The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien; The Carter of 'la Providence'; The Grand Banks Café
| AUTHOR | Coverdale, Linda; Bellos, David; Simenon, Georges et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Books (06/02/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe. Additional material includes the original French first edition covers, art directed by Georges Simenon himself. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels. "A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré "Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." --John Gray "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 "A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness." --The Independent
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ISBN-13:
9780141396880
ISBN-10:
0141396881
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
544
Carton Quantity:
8
Product Dimensions:
6.30 x 1.70 x 9.40 inches
Weight:
1.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
Fiction | Crime
Fiction | Literary
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
843.912
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The first annual omnibus edition in the new Penguin Inspector Maigret series, comprising four titles from the series so far: Pietr the Latvian, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien, The Carter of La Providence and The Grand Banks Cafe. Additional material includes the original French first edition covers, art directed by Georges Simenon himself. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels. "A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason." --John Le Carré "Compelling, remorseless, brilliant." --John Gray "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 "A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness." --The Independent
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Translator:
Coverdale, Linda
Linda Coverdale is the awarding-winning translator of many French works and has been honored with the title of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution to French literature.
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Translator:
Bellos, David
David Bellos is the director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, where he is also a professor of French and comparative literature. He has won many awards for his translations of Georges Perec, Ismail Kadare, and others, including the Man Booker International Translator s Award. He also received the Prix Goncourt for "George Perec: A Life in Words". He is the author of the book "Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything".
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