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''Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard'' (
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: ''Maigret et l'homme du banc'', also published in English
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as ''Maigret and the Man on the Bench'' and ''The Man on the Boulevard'') is a detective novel
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as s ...
by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. He published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, and was the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.
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Synopsis
Publication history
''Maigret et l'homme du banc'' was first published byLe Figaro
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in serial form between 31 January 1953 and 3 March 1953 in 29 episodes.Nocesdencre.ch/ref> The original book edition was by
Presses de la Cité
Presses de la Cité is a French publishing company founded in 1943 by Sven Nielsen, the son and grandson of booksellers, who came to Paris in 1924. Before becoming a publisher, Nielsen specialised in exporting French books.
In 1988, with its me ...
in 1953. The book was written by Simenon while staying in Shadow Rock Farm in Lakeville, Connecticut.Trussel.com/ref> The first English editions were published in 1975 by
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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(USA) as Maigret and the Man on the Bench and by Hamish Hamilton
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(UK) as Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard. Eileen Ellenbogen was the translator.
Adaptations
BBC TV aired an adaption of the novel titled ''Murder on Monday'' on 15 January 1962 with Rupert Davies playing Maigret. Jean Richard played Maigret in the French telefilm that aired on 17 October 1973,/ref> and Bruno Cremer played the detective in the French TV version of this book aired on 17 December 1993 which was directed by Etienne Périer.
References
{{Maigret 1953 Belgian novels Maigret novels Novels first published in serial form Works originally published in Le Figaro Belgian novels adapted into films Presses de la Cité books