Wenger, Murielle, 1963-

Maigret's world : a reader's companion to Simenon's famous detective / Murielle Wenger and Stephen Trussel. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Note from John Simenon -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Maigret the man. Llfe overview; Appearance; Facing the world; At home -- The policeman at work. "Methods" ; Work places; Collaborators; The judiciary; Maigret's Paris; Transportation -- The saga. Investigations; Characters; Novels -- Appendix 1: Maigret novels and stories -- Appendix 2: Non-Maigret works by Georges Simenon -- Appendix 3: Works by Georges Simenon published under pseudonym.

Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Chief Inspector Jules Maigret provide us with a great deal of information about the French police detective--but only in small, episodic doses. This book presents all the canonical facts and details about the detective and his world in one place.



9781476629254


Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 --Characters.
Maigret, Jules (Fictitious character)
Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 --Criticism and interpretation.


Police in literature.


Electronic Books.

PQ2637 / .M354 2017