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Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lock no. Georges simenon was born on 12 february 1903 in liege, belgium, and died in 1989 in lausanne, switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. Oct 27, 2015 georges simenon 19031989 was born in liege, belgium. Keystonegetty images the inspiration for finally deciding to write a play from simenon came from my friend bill nighy, who knew that i. Georges simenon, better known as the creator of the famous detective, jules malgret, was a belgian writer who has published over 200 novels and many other short works making him one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. It was inevitable that i would finally break down and uy one of the penguin ebooks of the truly gifted writer georges simenon who created one of the 20th centurys most memorable detective characters, maigret. One rainy night a canal worker stumbles across the strangled body of mary lampson in a stable near lock 14. Simenon was born on february, 1903 at the provincial town of liege in belgium. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Georges simenon was born in liege, belgium, in 1903. One of simenons first maigret tales is lock 14 and is reissued in a translation by robert. A triple play from simenon s eternally popular inspector maigret series, these debuted in 1931 lock and head and 1936, respectively. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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