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Commissaire Jules Maigret
Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret. Between 1931 and 1972, 75 novels and 28 short stories about Maigret were published, starting with ''Pietr-le-Letton'' ("Peter the Lett") and concluding with ''Maigret et Monsieur Charles'' ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months; the project was begun in November 2013 by translators David Bellos, Anthea Bell, and Ros Schwartz. Character Creation The character of Maigret was invented by Simenon while drinking in a cafe and imagining a Parisian policeman: "a large powerfully built gent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter D'Hont
Pieter D'Hont (24 April 1917 – 12 June 1997) was a Dutch sculptor. He studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. D'Hont designed the statue of the Edison Award. Most of his works are located in Utrecht, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... Gallery File:Symbool wijsheid dHont detail.jpg, ''Symbol of Wisdom'' (1943) in Utrecht, Netherlands File:AnneFrank dHont.jpg, ''Anne Frank'' (1960) in Utrecht, Netherlands File:Bizon Pieter dHont Beneluxlaan Utrecht.JPG, ''Bison'' (1968) in Utrecht, Netherlands 1917 births 1997 deaths Dutch male sculptors People from Hilversum 20th-century Dutch sculptors 20th-century Dutch male artists {{Netherlands-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
