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Georges Simenon

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Georges Simenon

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Also known as Esseddyqy Salim

Belgian writer (1903–1986)

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Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was a Belgian writer, novelist, journalist, and photographer. Born in Liège, he worked in French from 1919 to 1981, primarily within the detective fiction genre. His notable works include the Jules Maigret series, *La nuit du carrefour*, *The iron staircase*, *Three Beds in Manhattan*, *Le Petti Homme D'Arkhangelsk*, and *Maigret right and wrong*.

Simenon was a member of the Academie Royale de Langue et de littérature Françaises and the Legion of Honour. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in Lausanne on September 4, 1989.

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Person · Open Library

Born
February 13, 1903
Died
September 4, 1989
Works
1228

Top works

  • Great Tales of Crime and Detection
  • Maigret aux Assises
  • Collection trio
  • La nuit du carrefour
  • The iron staircase

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Liège, Belgium

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette Brüll. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting…

Known for

  • Federico Fellini's Autobiography — Self (archive footage)2000
  • Apostrophes — Self1975
  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
  • Treffpunkte — Self1970
  • Cinépanorama — Self1956

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Georges
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of birth
Liège
Place of death
Lausanne
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Notable work
Jules Maigret
Genre
detective fiction
Image
GeorgesSimenon-StudioHarcourt-1952.png
Residence
Marsilly
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Georges Simenon
date of death
1989-09-04
topic's main category
Category:Georges Simenon
birth name
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon
member of
Legion of Honour
described by source
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
nominated for
Nobel Prize in Literature
start of work period
1919-00-00
writing language
French
end of work period
1981-00-00
floruit
1932-01-01
date of birth
1903-02-13
P12674
ZIP code
has works in the collection
Centraal Museum
pseudonym
G. Legros Jaques
P12749
222 Lucia
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Encyclopedic overview

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon ( French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 novels (including 192 under his own name), 21 volumes of memoirs and many short stories, selling over 500 million copies.

Apart from his detective fiction, he achieved critical acclaim for his literary novels, which he called romans durs (hard novels). Among his literary admirers were Max Jacob, François Mauriac and André Gide. Gide wrote, “I consider Simenon a great novelist, perhaps the greatest, and the most genuine novelist that we have had in contemporary French literature.”

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