A Maigret Christmas: And Other Stories - Couverture souple

Simenon, Georges

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0241356741 ISBN 13 : 9780241356746

Editeur : Penguin Books, 2018

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. David Coward (Translator) David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds and has translated many books from French for Penguin Classics.

Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. He is best know in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds and has translated many books from French for Penguin Classics.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It is Christmas in Paris, but beneath the sparkling lights and glittering decorations lie sinister deeds and dark secrets. In the short story that lends its title to the volume, the Inspector receives two unexpected visitors on Christmas Day, who lead him on the trail of a mysterious intruder dressed in red and white. In 'Seven Small Crosses in a Notebook', the sound of alarms over Paris send the police on a cat and mouse chase across the city. And 'The Little Restaurant near Place des Ternes (A Christmas Story for Grown-Ups)' tells of a cynical woman who is moved to an unexpected act of festive charity in a nightclub - one that surprises even her...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0241356741
• ISBN 13: 9780241356746
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224