Georges Simenon Revisited [Hardcover]

Lucille Frackman Becker (Author)

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Series: Twayne's World Authors Series | Publication Date: October 6, 1999

"Georges Simenon is the creator of the unforgettable character Inspector Maigret, the Parisian police detective who was the central figure in more than a hundred of Simenon's novels, as well as in countless movies and television adaptations. In fact, Simenon is without doubt the most widely published French writer of the twentieth century, and the literary merits of his work have been often obscured by the sheer size of his output: 190 potboilers signed with 17 pseudonyms, 358 novels and short stories signed Simenon, 25 autobiographical works, 30 series of articles published in the French press before and immediately after World War II, and a ballet scenario. Becker devotes serious critical consideration to Simenon's "roman durs," the "hard (problem) novels" that are characterized by an extraordinary blend of narrative skill and psychological insight, and discusses how he effected a transformation of the detective novel genre."--BOOK JACKET. "A thoughtful, knowledgeable, and highly readable book, Georges Simenon Revisited will be a valuable resource for both scholars and students."--BOOK JACKET.

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About the Author

Lucille F. Becker is Professor Emeritus of Drew University and has lectured extensively on French literature at universities around the world. Besides many academic publications and articles, she has written biographies of Henri de Montherlant, Louis Aragon, and Françoise Mallet-Joris. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 179 pages
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers; 1 edition (October 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805745572
• ISBN-13: 978-0805745573
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,058,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive and seminal, July 25, 2010

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This review is from: Georges Simenon: 'Maigrets' and the 'roman durs' (Life & Times S.) (H Books) (Hardcover)

This is the definitive, seminal study of Simenon. Nothing else comes close. This is the benchmark for all Simenon fans and scholars. Becker is to be thanked for delivering a classic.