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The Madman Of Bergerac by Georges Simenon
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The Madman Of Bergerac (original 1932; edition 2007)

by Georges Simenon, Sainsbury G (Translator)

Series: Maigret (16)

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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves He recalled his travelling companion's agitated sleep - was it really sleep? - his sighs, and his sobbing. Then the two dangling legs, the patent-leather shoes and hand-knitted socks . . . An insipid face. Glazed eyes. And Maigret was not surprised to see a grey beard eating into his cheeks. A distressed passenger leaps off a night train and vanishes into the woods. Maigret, on his way to a well-earned break in the Dordogne, is soon plunged into the pursuit of a madman, hiding amongst the seemingly respectable citizens of Bergerac. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent… (more)
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Title:The Madman Of Bergerac
Authors:Georges Simenon
Other authors:Sainsbury G (Translator)
Info:Penguin Paperbacks (2007), Edition: 1, Paperback, 176 pages
Collections:Read but unowned, Passed Along To Jonathan
Rating:***
Tags:Fiction, Mystery and Suspense

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The Madman of Bergerac by Georges Simenon (1932)

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    The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey (shaunie)
    shaunie: The detective solves the crime whilst bedridden in both. Both also somewhat overrated?
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Two parts of this I found exceptional: the initial chapter that takes place mostly on the train and then after they jump off, and Maigret's dream as he finds himself unable to make progress on the case. Great writing. ( )
  BooksForDinner | Oct 25, 2017 |
Maigret turns Nero Wolfe in this one and spends the majority of the novel bedridden after taking a bullet to the shoulder in the opening chapter. It's an interesting experiment, but the story's a little too convoluted and implausible to make for really compelling reading. The addition of his wife as sidekick also felt rather limp. ( )
  StuartNorth | Nov 19, 2016 |
Maigret turns Nero Wolfe in this one and spends the majority of the novel bedridden after taking a bullet to the shoulder in the opening chapter. It's an interesting experiment, but the story's a little too convoluted and implausible to make for really compelling reading. The addition of his wife as sidekick also felt rather limp. ( )
  StuartNorth | Nov 19, 2016 |
Perfect little book - just right for reading on a 3 hour plane trip. ( )
  laurenbufferd | Nov 14, 2016 |
Maigret has been shot by a mysterious stranger, who may or may not be the perpetrator of two murders. Maigret cannot leave his bed so has to work everything out from what others tell him and what he can visualise in his mind. This reminded me of the Josephine Tey book where the detective works out the Richard III mystery while lying in bed. ( )
  mlfhlibrarian | Jun 3, 2016 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Georges Simenonprimary authorall editionscalculated
Cañameras, F.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cantini, GuidoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Frausin Guarino, LauraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schwartz, RosTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tlarig, M.Cover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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It all came about by the merest chance.
It all came about by pure chance!

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In the French original, Le fou de Bergerac (April 1932).

Published variously in English as The Madman of Bergerac, in Maigret Travels South (tr. Geoffrey Sainsbury) (1940), and The Madman of Bergerac (tr. Ros Schwartz) (2015).
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'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves He recalled his travelling companion's agitated sleep - was it really sleep? - his sighs, and his sobbing. Then the two dangling legs, the patent-leather shoes and hand-knitted socks . . . An insipid face. Glazed eyes. And Maigret was not surprised to see a grey beard eating into his cheeks. A distressed passenger leaps off a night train and vanishes into the woods. Maigret, on his way to a well-earned break in the Dordogne, is soon plunged into the pursuit of a madman, hiding amongst the seemingly respectable citizens of Bergerac. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent

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