Maigret in New York
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| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | French: Maigret à New York |
| Translator | Adrienne Foulke, Linda Coverdale |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Presses de la Cité |
| Publication date | July 1947 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
Published in English | 1955 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret in Retirement |
| Followed by | A Summer Holiday |
Maigret in New York (other English-language titles include Maigret in New York's Underworld and Inspector Maigret in New York's Underworld; French: Maigret à New York) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between February 27 and March 6, 1946, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec, Canada.[1] The novel was published in serial form in the newspaper L'Aurore, between 25 June 1946 and 7 August 1946, and in book form in July 1947 by Presses de la Cité.[2]
Synopsis
Maigret somewhat impulsively leaves retirement to assist a French-born law student who fears for his father's life. Arriving in New York City, however, his client immediately vanishes upon docking. Acting in a private capacity, Maigret now has two mysteries to solve. Fortunately he has the assistance of a jocular FBI agent with a professional, albeit tangential interest in the matter, and an alcoholic private investigator in delving into the city's immigrant past. And Maigret with his methods proves not to be as much a fish-out-of-water as he may seem.[3]
Translations
The book has been translated and published under different titles: in 1955 as Maigret in New York and as Maigret in New York's Underworld , in 1956 as Inspector Maigret in New York's Underworld, all translated by Adrienne Foulke; in 2016 as Maigret in New York translated by Linda Coverdale.[4]
The first German translation by Bernhard Jolles was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 1956.[5]
Adaptation
- Maigret à New York, starring Jean Richard and Raymond Pellegrin (1990).[6]
Literature
- Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 306-307 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)
External links
- Maigret at trussel.com
References
- ↑ Biographie de Georges Simenon 1946 à 1967 auf Toutesimenon.com, der Internetseite des Omnibus Verlags.
- ↑ Maigret à New York auf der Internet-Seite von Yves Martina.
- ↑ https://www.librarything.com/work/452400/t/Maigret-in-New-York
- ↑ "Maigret à New York". Trussel.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ Oliver Hahn: Bibliografie deutschsprachiger Ausgaben. Georges-Simenon-Gesellschaft (Hrsg.): Simenon-Jahrbuch 2003. Wehrhahn, Laatzen 2004, ISBN 3-86525-101-3, S. 61.
- ↑ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 22 February 2023.