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Re:If only Georges Simenon had been a bit more like Maigret by pygy_ on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @08:30AM (#20865850)
The new translations are indeed mentioned in passing, but the piece is a good introduction for people who don't know the author.
Re:If only Georges Simenon had been a bit more like Maigret by convFixb on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @09:06AM (#20866078)
Quite. I suspect many, like myself, mainly know Maigret from the television series starring Rowan Atkinson (yes!).
Re:If only Georges Simenon had been a bit more like Maigret by toyg on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @04:19PM (#20870743)
Maigret is probably second only to Poirot and Holmes for number of tv adaptations. In Italy we had one in the mid-60’s that was very good, if a bit theatrical.