Books by Georges Simenon (8)


1.

El Fondo de la Botella by Georges Simenon ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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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

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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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

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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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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Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
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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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The Cat by Georges Simenon EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
Description:
Psychological novel of a husband and wife, both past 70, whose affection has turned to hate.