Night at the Crossroads
Is Carl Andersen innocent of murder, or a very good liar? Detective Chief Inspector Maigret has been interrogating the enigmatic Danish aristocrat for seventeen hours. A diamond merchant was found dead, shot at point-blank range, in the garage of Andersen’s mansion, yet he will not confess to the crime. To get to the truth, Maigret must delve into the secrets of Three Widows Crossroads, the isolated neighbourhood where he lives with his mysterious, reclusive sister Else – and where, it seems, everyone has something to hide.
Un crime en Hollande
Un crime en Hollande
Maigret's Dead Man
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves A series of mysterious phone calls lures Inspector Maigret into a network of dangerous criminals in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend It seems like a hoax when Inspector Maigret receives a series of strange phone calls from a terrified man claiming he is being followed - and that his life is at risk. But that night, the man is found dead in the Place de la Concorde. To catch the killer, Maigret must delve into his dead man's life - and into the murky Parisian underworld. Translated by David Coward Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The Times
The Saint-Fiacre Affair
'A small but resonant masterpiece... this is fiction of the highest order, transcending all conventions of mere genre' John Banville, The Times A sinister note predicting a murder brings Inspector Maigret back to the town of his birth in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Now an anonymous note predicting a crime during All Souls' Day mass draws him back there. Before long the prediction has become a brutal reality - and the Inspector discovers he is no longer welcome, as troubling memories resurface, and hidden vices are revealed. Translated by Shaun Whiteside Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's
Maigret's Holiday
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves Inspector Maigret's Holiday takes an unexpected turn in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret's wife has fallen ill during their seaside holiday at Les Sables-d'Olonne. When he visits her in the hospital, he receives a strange note instructing him to see a patient in another ward. Soon he finds himself unexpectedly drawn into a quest to find justice for a young girl - and confronting an evil that is hidden in plain sight. Translated by Ros Schwartz Other titles in this collection include: Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The Times
Maigret and the Old People
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves The death of a beloved former ambassador unearths disturbing truths in this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend Inspector Maigret is called to the home of the Comte de Saint-Hilaire, a highly respected official who has been found shot dead in the study of his elegant Parisian home. The violent death of this distinguished former ambassador - an old man without political secrets or enemies - confounds the detective. Then a mysterious bundle of old letters leads him closer towards a tragic truth. Translated by Shaun Whiteside Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Pickpocket, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary legend' The
Maigret's Pickpocket
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves In this classic novel featuring Simenon's literary legend, a curious encounter on the tram leads Inspector Maigret to a sinister case Inspector Maigret is savouring a beautiful spring morning in Paris when he has his wallet stolen by a pickpocket - only to find it returned the next day, on the condition he visit the thief's apartment. What Maigret discovers there sees him investigating an unusual murder, and embroiled in the world of aspiring film-makers - one where ever-changing loyalties can have tragic consequences. Translated by Siân Reynolds Other titles in this collection include: Maigret's Holiday, Maigret Sets a Trap, Maigret Defends Himself, Maigret's Doubts, Maigret's Patience, The Saint-Fiacre Affair, Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, The Carter of 'La Providence', Maigret and the Old People, Maigret's Dead Man and Maigret in Vichy 'Not just the world's bestselling detective series, but an imperishable literary
Maigret Et Le Clochard
En 63-årig vagabond hittas i floden Seine i Paris. På sjukhuset upptäcker man att han har fått ett slag mot huvudet. Mannen visar sig vara en förre detta läkare vars fru plötsligt har kommit över ett stort arv och bor numera i en flådig lägenhet vid floden. Det är upp till Maigret att ta reda på vad som har hänt med den döde vagabonden. Kommissarie Jules Maigret är en klassiker i fransk litteratur. Georges Simenons älskade kommissarie löser fall som kretsar kring de som har har det svårast i samhället. Boken är förkortad och lättläst. Den inleds med en kort biografi över författaren och avslutas med övningar. Svåra/ nya ord förklaras i fotnoter. Lättläst på franska, nivå A2. Det innebär korta enkla texter, ca 600–800 vanliga ord, med konkreta och välkända händelser. Rikligt illustrerade för de yngre läsarna. Sammansatta meningar med två eller flera huvudsatser som binds samman med bindeord.
Maigret and the Man on the Bench
'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'He was wearing a dark suit, a beige raincoat and on his feet, which were twisted at an odd angle, he wore yellow-brown shoes, which seemed out of keeping with a day as colourless as this. Apart from his shoes he looked so ordinary that he would have passed completely unnoticed on the street or on one of the numerous café terraces on the boulevard.' 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories' Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
Maigret and the Headless Corpse
'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily Telegraph A baffling case. A mysterious inheritance. It starts when a man's arm is fished out of Paris's Canal Saint-Martin. Then the rest of the body is retrieved - apart from the head. Inspector Maigret is determined to unearth the truth behind this disturbing murder. When he meets the strangely taciturn owner of a shabby local bistro, Madame Calas, who says her husband is away, the pieces start to fall into place. But, as the dogged, laconic detective discovers, nothing in this tangled case is as it seems.
Mon ami Maigret
Mon ami Maigret
Maigret et le fantome
L?inspecteur Lognon, aussi appelé l?inspecteur Malchanceux par le commissaire Maigret, est gravement blesse une nuit, quand il quitte l?appartement d?une jeune femme, Marinette Augier. Il parait que Lognon était sur une grosse affaire et passait des nuits à observer quelque chose ou quelqu?un par la fenêtre de l?appartement de Marinette Augier, mais quoi ou qui? La concierge de l?immeuble a vu Lognon sur le trottoir après les coups de feu, et le seul mot qu?elle a pu distinguer de la bouche de l?inspecteur était «fantôme'. De quel fantôme s?agit-il? Easy Readers er bearbejdede og forkortede udgaver af romaner og noveller. De findes på niveau A, B, C og D, hvor A er lettest. Niveauerne relaterer til Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (level A2 til B2).
La Chambre Bleue
La Chambre Bleue
Georges Perec - Wishes
Twelve years of Georges Perec's annual pamphlets filled with homophonic wordplay "In the beginning was the pun," Samuel Beckett once wrote. And so it was that Georges Perec brought the good word to his friends and acquaintances on a year...
From Georges Sorel
The prophet of social decadence, the theorist of violence and advocate of the general strike, the critic who stood Marx on his head, Georges Sorel was one of the foremost writers of this century to write extensively on the great importance of the ...
Madame Maigret's Friend
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray When he got to his door, he was surprised not to hear any noise in the kitchen and not to smell any food. He went in, crossed the dining room, where the table had not been laid, and at last saw Madame Maigret, in her slip, busy taking off her stockings. This was so unlike her that he could find nothing to say, and when she saw him standing there wide-eyed, she burst out laughing. Inspector Maigret's wife turns sleuth after a strange encounter in a Paris square leads her on the trail of a woman in a white hat, and towards a grisly tale of deception and greed. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. 'His artistry is supreme' John Banville 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness' Independent
The People Opposite
'You'll get used to things, you'll see. But you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you do.' Adil Bey is an outsider. Newly arrived as Turkish consul at a run-down Soviet port on the Black Sea, he receives only suspicion and hostility from the locals. His one intimacy is a growing, wary relationship with his Russian secretary Sonia, who he watches silently in her room opposite his apartment. But this is Stalin's world before the war, and nothing is as it seems. Georges Simenon's most starkly political work, The People Opposite is a tour de force of slow-burn tension. 'Irresistible... read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss' Sunday Times
Georges Bataille: Essential Writings
Georges Bataille's work is an essential reference in any discussion of modernity and postmodernity. An important influence on Foucault, Derrida and post-structuralism, Bataille is a thinker of key significance. This volume makes a selection from t...
Georges Woke Up Laughing
Combining history, autobiography, and ethnography, Georges Woke Up Laughing provides a portrait of the Haitian experience of migration to the United States that illuminates the phenomenon of long-distance nationalism, the voicelessness of certain ...
Georges Rodenbach: Selected Poems
Rodenbach is known first and foremost for his famous novel Bruges la Morte. Bruges was his muse and poetic source, the landscape in which he attempted to reveal the significance of what appeared lifeless or unconnected to art. Using the symbolist ...
Patristic Witness of Georges Florovsky
Georges Florovsky (1893-1979) was one of the most prominent Orthodox theologians and ecumenists of the twentieth century. His call for a return to patristic writings as a source of modern theological reflection had a powerful impact not only on Or...
Le chien jaune
Le Chien Jaune
Blue Room
A new translation of Simenon's gripping novel about lives transformed by deceit and the destructive power of lust. It was all real: himself, the room, Andrée still lying on the ravaged bed. For Tony and Andrée, there are no rules when they meet in...
Maigret and the Nahour Case
'Acute psychological insight and a distinctive, spare, atmospheric style ? Simenon ought to be spoken of in the same breath as Camus, Beckett and Kafka' Independent on Sunday The seemingly open and shut case of the murdered gambler is anything but...
Maigret at Picratt's
'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant' John Gray 'He opened the door for her and watched her walk away down the huge corridor, then hesitate at the top of the stairs. Heads turned as she passed. You sensed she came from a different world, the world ...