Maigret And The Yellow Dog
, translator = , image = File:LeChienJaune.jpg , image_caption = First edition , author = Georges Simenon , illustrator = , cover_artist = , country = Belgium , language = French , series = Inspector Jules Maigret , genre = Detective fiction , publisher = Fayard , release_date = 1931 , english_release_date = 1939 , media_type = Print , pages = , isbn = , preceded_by = A Battle of Nerves , followed_by = Maigret at the Crossroads ''Maigret and the Yellow Dog'' (French: ''Le Chien jaune'') is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Overview M. Mostaguen, the wine dealer at Concarneau, is wounded by a gunshot when returning home drunk from the local Admiral Hotel and Maigret, who is organizing the mobile squad in Rennes, is called in by the mayor to solve the crime. Maigret settles down at the hotel and discovers a set of curious characters who include Jean Servières, a retired newspaper man from Paris; Ernest Michoux, a doctor who has never ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WikiProject Novels
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Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department. In 2017, the urban area had a population of 357,327 inhabitants, and the larger metropolitan area had 739,974 inhabitants.Comparateur de territoire Unité urbaine 2020 de Rennes (35701), Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Rennes (013) INSEE The inhabitants of Rennes are called Rennais/Rennaises in French. Rennes's history goes back more than 2,000 years, at a time when it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maigret Novels
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]   |
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1931 Novels
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Jean Richard (actor)
Jean Richard (18 April 1921 – 12 December 2001) was a French actor, comedian, and circus entrepreneur. He is best remembered for his role as Georges Simenon's ''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 b ...'' in the eponymous French television series, which he played for more than twenty years, and for his circus activities. Richard was born in Bessines, Deux-Sevres. In the 1970s–1980s, he owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks near Paris, La Mer de Sable and La Vallée des Peaux-Rouges, and a private zoo in his property of Ermenonville, Oise. He died on 12 December 2001 in Senlis, aged 80. Filmography *1947: ''Six heures à perdre'' (directed by Alex Joffé Jean Lévitte) – Le sergent de ville *1949: ''Mission à Tanger'' (directed by André ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abel Tarride
Abel Tarride (1865–1951) was a French actor. He was the father of the actor Jacques Tarride and the director Jean Tarride. He played the role of Jules Maigret in the 1932 film '' The Yellow Dog'', directed by his son. Selected filmography * '' Jocaste'' (1925) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * '' Kiss Me'' (1932) * '' A Love Story'' (1933) * '' Aux portes de Paris'' (1934) * '' L'Aventurier'' (1934) * '' The Queen and the Cardinal'' (1935) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * '' The Two Girls'' (1936) * '' The Silent Battle'' (1937) * ''The Green Jacket'' (1937) * ''Entente cordiale The Entente Cordiale (; ) comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial de ...'' (1939) * '' Night Warning'' (1946) External links * 1865 births 1951 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male silent film actor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Tarride
Jean Tarride (1901–1980) was a French actor and film director. He was the brother of the actor Jacques Tarride. Selected filmography Director * ' (1931) * ' (1932) * '' The Yellow Dog'' (1932) * ''Étienne Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to: People Scientists and inventors ...'' (1933) * '' The Voyage of Mr. Perrichon'' (1934) * '' Tovaritch'' (1935) Bibliography * Conway, Kelley. ''Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film''. University of California Press, 2004. * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1901 births 1980 deaths Film directors from Paris {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Yellow Dog (1932 Film)
''The Yellow Dog'' (French:''Le Chien jaune'') is a 1932 French crime film directed by Jean Tarride and starring Abel Tarride, Rosine Deréan and Rolla Norman. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Maigret and the Yellow Dog'' by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Abel Tarride was the director's father. Cast * Abel Tarride : Commissaire Maigret * Rosine Deréan : Emma * Rolla Norman : Léon * Robert Le Vigan : Le docteur Ernest Michoux * Jacques Henley : Le Pommeret * Anthony Gildès : Le pharmacien * Robert Lepers : L'inspecteur * Jean Gobet : Le voyageur de commerce * Paul Azaïs Paul François Robert Azaïs (6 May 1902 – 17 November 1974) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1929 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''The Three Masks'' (1929) - Le fils Vescotelli * ''Le défenseur'' (1 ... : Le marin * Paul Clerget : Le maire * Fred Marche : Servières * Jeanne Lory : L'hôtelière References Bibliography * * * External links * 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year."About Penguin – company history" , Penguin Books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), Woolworths and other stores for Sixpence (British coin), sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts, and science. Penguin Books is now an imprint (trade name), imprint of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Severn House
Severn House Publishers is an independent publisher of fiction in hardcover and ebooks. Severn House specialises in publishing mid-list authors in both the UK and the USA. Established in 1974, Severn House began republishing out-of-print titles by popular library authors. The publishing house now specialises in providing libraries and the public worldwide with reinforced editions of brand new contemporary fiction, as well as rare or previously unpublished works. Since 2011, Crème de la Crime has been part of Severn House Publishers. In September 2017, Severn House was acquired by Canongate Books. Key people *CEO: Jamie Byng *Publisher: Joanne Grant *Sales & Operations Director: Michelle Duff History Severn House was founded in London in 1974. Originally a publisher of hardback fiction, Severn House now produces titles in all formats, including ebooks and large print. It publishes a broad range of titles, from crime and mystery, through to thrillers, romance, sagas, and hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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