Maurice Denham is the famous French detective Maigret in five classic radio dramatisations.
Georges 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.
Praise for Georges Simenon:
“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
“These Maigret books are as timeless as Paris itself.” —The
Washington Post
“Maigret ranks with Holmes and Poirot in the pantheon of fictional
detective immortals.” —People
“I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov.” —William
Faulkner
“The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in
literature.” —André Gide
“A supreme writer . . . Unforgettable vividness.”
—The Independent (London)
“Superb . . . The most addictive of
writers . . . A unique teller of tales.” —The
Observer (London)
“Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.” —John Gray
“A truly wonderful writer . . . Marvelously
readable—lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the world he
creates.” —Muriel Spark
“A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of
it.”lle —Peter Ackroyd
“Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century.” —John
Banville
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