Maigret in Vichy

Maigret in Vichy
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 155
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ISBN-10 : 9780525504207
ISBN-13 : 0525504206
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret in Vichy by : Georges Simenon

“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré When his relaxing vacation is interrupted by a small-town murder, Inspector Maigret can't resist lending his investigative powers to the case Inspector Maigret and his wife take a much needed holiday to Vichy, where they quickly become used to the slower pace of life. But when a woman who they regularly pass by on their daily strolls is murdered, Maigret can't help but offer his assistance to the local Inspector, a former colleague of his. Set against a backdrop of gorgeous French countryside, Maigret in Vichy shows that even when our trusty detective is outside his jurisdiction, he is still very much in his element.

Maigret in Vichy

Maigret in Vichy
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Publisher : Harvest Books
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 0156551403
ISBN-13 : 9780156551403
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret in Vichy by : Georges Simenon

Translated by Eileen Ellenbogen. "A Helen and Kurt Wolff book."

Maigret and the Wine Merchant

Maigret and the Wine Merchant
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Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 1579125794
ISBN-13 : 9781579125790
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret and the Wine Merchant by : Georges Simenon

Maigret and the Informer

Maigret and the Informer
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9780525504269
ISBN-13 : 0525504265
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret and the Informer by : Georges Simenon

When a prominent figure from the Paris restaurant world turns up dead, Inspector Maigret is on the case The body of a well-known Parisian restaurateur turns up on Avenue Junot in Montmartre, having seemingly been killed elsewhere. Inspector Maigret dives into the investigation and soon discovers that the murder may be gang-related after a colleague working in the red-light district receives a tip from an anonymous informer. Deeply engrossing, and revealing insights about the class-conscious world of the Paris elite, Maigret and the Informer draws the reader into a complicated case that could hinge on one man's word.

Maigret in Vichy

Maigret in Vichy
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9780241304228
ISBN-13 : 0241304229
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret in Vichy by : Georges Simenon

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves 'What else did they have to do with their days? They ambled around casually. From time to time, they paused, not because they were out of breath but to admire a tree, a house, the play of light and shadow, or a face.' While taking a much-needed rest cure in Vichy with his wife, Maigret feels compelled to help with a local investigation, unravelling the secrets of the spa town's elegant inhabitants. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret Takes the Waters. 'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century' Guardian

Three Bedrooms in Manhattan

Three Bedrooms in Manhattan
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9781590175613
ISBN-13 : 1590175611
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis Three Bedrooms in Manhattan by : Georges Simenon

An actor, recently divorced, at loose ends in New York; a woman, no less lonely, perhaps even more desperate than the man: they meet by chance in an all-night diner and are drawn to each other on the spot. Roaming the city streets, hitting its late-night dives, dropping another coin into yet another jukebox, these two lost souls struggle to understand what it is that has brought them, almost in spite of themselves, together. They are driven—from moment to moment, from bedroom to bedroom—to improvise the most unexpected of love stories, a tale of suspense where risk alone offers salvation. Georges Simenon was the most popular and prolific of the twentieth century’s great novelists. Three Bedrooms in Manhattan—closely based on the story of his own meeting with his second wife—is his most passionate and revealing work.

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front
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Publisher : Everyman's Library
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 9781101908082
ISBN-13 : 1101908084
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis All Quiet on the Western Front by : Erich Maria Remarque

A hardcover edition of the classic tale of a young soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time—featuring an Introduction by historian Norman Stone. Now a Netflix Film. When twenty-year-old Paul Bäumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiam. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under the first brutal bombardment in the trenches. Through the ensuing years of horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another. Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel not only portrays in vivid detail the combatants' physical and mental trauma, but dramatizes as well the tragic detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home. Remarque's stated intention—“to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war"—remains as powerful and relevant as ever, a century after that conflict's end." Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.

Maigret's Boyhood Friend

Maigret's Boyhood Friend
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Publisher : Mariner Books
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0156551314
ISBN-13 : 9780156551311
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret's Boyhood Friend by : Georges Simenon

When Maigret receives a visit from an old schoolmate whose mistress has been shot to death, he feels compelled to look into the case. Yet his friend is one of the suspects-along with the dead woman's four other lovers, each unknown to the others. The basis for a public television Mystery! presentation. Translated by Eileen Ellenbogen. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

Maigret's World

Maigret's World
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 245
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ISBN-10 : 9781476669779
ISBN-13 : 1476669775
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Maigret's World by : Murielle Wenger

Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories that feature Chief Inspector Jules Maigret provide us with a great deal of information about the French police detective--but only in small, episodic doses. As readers become acquainted with Maigret one detail at a time, he slowly takes on a flesh-and-bone realism--not merely a character in a story, but someone we would like to meet in real life. This book presents all the canonical facts and details about the detective and his world in one place, presented with tabulations and analyses that enable a better understanding of the works and of Maigret himself.

The Translator as Writer

The Translator as Writer
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9781441121493
ISBN-13 : 1441121498
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Translator as Writer by : Susan Bassnett

Over the last two decades, interest in translation around the world has increased beyond any predictions. International bestseller lists now contain large numbers of translated works, and writers from Latin America, Africa, India and China have joined the lists of eminent, bestselling European writers and those from the global English-speaking world. Despite this, translators tend to be invisible, as are the processes they follow and the strategies they employ when translating. The Translator as Writer bridges the divide between those who study translation and those who produce translations, through essays written by well-known translators talking about their own work as distinctive creative literary practice. The book emphasises this creativity, arguing that translators are effectively writers, or rewriters who produce works that can be read and enjoyed by an entirely new audience. The aim of the book is to give a proper prominence to the role of translators and in so doing to move attention back to the act of translating, away from more abstract speculation about what translation might involve.