Books by Georges Simenon (11)
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El Fondo de la Botella by Georges Simenon ES
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Una amplia y colorida recopilación de las mejores fábulas de Esopo bellamente ilustradas y que siguen enseñándonos los eternos vicios y virtudes de la naturaleza humana. Lobos y cabritos, zorros y ranas, serpientes y burros, solo son algunos de los muchos animales protagonistas de las fábulas de Esopo, obras maestras atemporales que afrontan temas profundos de una forma sencilla y esencial. A través de los ejemplos representados en las fábulas, los niños y las niñas podrán enfrentarse a la gran cantidad de facetas de los sentimientos, los comportamientos y las situaciones que cada uno de nosot... continue
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La cage de verre by Georges Simenon FR
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Le bruit saccadé de la machine à écrire le réveilla et il vit, comme d'habitude, les draps pâles du lit de sa femme de l'autre côté de la table de nuit. Qui avait décidé qu'il y aurait des lits jumeaux ? Après dix-huit ans, il n'aurait pu le dire avec certitude. D'ailleurs, les événements de cette époque-là étaient confus et, pour des raisons qu'il n'essayait pas de démêler, il préférait les chasser de sa mémoire. C'était probablement elle. Et il n'avait pas protesté. Il ne protestait jamais. En définitive, il ne leur était pas arrivé une seule fois de dormir ensemble.
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La Nieve estaba sucia by Georges Simenon ES
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Bajo la ocupacion alemana, Frank Friedmaier, un hombre cinico y sin escrupulos, vive mas alla del bien y del mal, en el despreocupado y dorado ocio del burdel que regenta su madre. Entre los personajes hoscos que frecuenta y con los que se entrega a toda suerte de traficos, esta Fred Kromer, quien incita a su amigo, como un desafio y por puro juego, a matar a un oficial aleman, cuya reluciente pistola fascina a Frank. Y es que los B+juegosB; de estos dos seres, colaboracionistas sin principios, que se mueven en medio de una espantosa guerra, solo pueden ser abyectos. Como de las simas del Mal ... continue
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Luci nella notte by Georges Simenon IT
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Quarantacinque milioni di auto. Tante ne sono previste sulle strade americane in questo primo week-end di settembre. Come altre migliaia di newyorchesi, Steve e Nancy Hogan partono per il Maine, dove i loro due figli hanno trascorso le vacanze in un campeggio chiamato Walla Walla. Una coppia come tante, con una bella casa a Long Island e un più che discreto tenore di vita. Ma anche con la rabbiosa scontentezza di un amore logorato dai risentimenti. Né l’uno né l’altro sospettano che questa volta il ponte del Labor Day segnerà nella loro esistenza una svolta drammatica, e al tempo stesso, forse... continue
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Maigret and the Man on the Bench by Georges Simenon EN
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“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian Inspector Maigret must untangle the web of lies left behind by a murdered man whose family didn’t know him as well as they thought When a man is found stabbed to death in an alley off Boulevard Saint-Martin, his identity card shows a workplace that had gone out of business three years earlier. As far as his wife knew, he still worked there, and she insists that the shoes and a tie h... continue
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Mit Maigret in der Bretagne by Georges Simenon DE
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TwoDie Bretagne! Eine Gegend, die jeden in Ferienstimmung versetzt – außer den aus Paris angereisten Kommissar, der in Concarneau einen Mordversuch aufklären soll. Mürrisch setzt er sich ins Café de l’Amiral, um sich bei einem Glas Pernod ein Bild von dem Opfer und den Verdächtigen zu machen. Doch der Pernod ist mit Strychnin versetzt, und ein herrenloser gelber Hund verbreitet Angst und Schrecken. Düster lässt sich auch Maigrets zweiter bretonischer Fall an, obwohl sich eine hübsche Mordzeugin dem Kommissar als Assistentin anbietet. Maigret mysteries located in France.
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Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon EN
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“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster’s true identity Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a br... continue
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Psychological novel of a husband and wife, both past 70, whose affection has turned to hate.
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The Hand by Georges Simenon EN
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Dan said he would go back out into the snowstorm to look for Ray. Instead he has spent the last few hours on a red bench in the barn, smoking cigarette after cigarette. As he replays his memories of recent months, of the dinner party that evening in Connecticut and the journey home with their wives, his heroic search for his friend turns into a trial of their friendship - one that could leave Ray to perish in the snow.
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The Venice Train by Georges Simenon EN
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'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbearable.' When an unusually inquisitive stranger strikes up conversation with Justin Calmar on the train home from a family holiday, his sun-drenched memories are overshadowed by an event that will change his life forever. As he travels alone through northern Italy and Switzerland, his carefully constructed life as an upright citizen begins to unravel, ... continue