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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. Early life and education ...

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Inspector 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 ...

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A Battle of Nerves ''A Battle of Nerves'' (French: ''La Tête d'un homme'', also known as ''A Man's Head'') is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest of Sime ...

, followed_by = Maigret at the Crossroads ''Maigret and the Yellow Dog'' (French: ''Le Chien jaune'') is a

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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 practiced; Emma, the mysterious and complicated waitress at the hotel, and a strange yellow dog that seems to be haunting the neighborhood. The customs official is shot in the leg, Servières disappears and is found and brought back, and a giant vagrant is arrested before Maigret solves the case.

Publishing history

The novel was originally published in French in 1931 as ''Le Chien jaune'' and published by

. The first English translation, translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury, was published by

George Routledge & Sons Routledge () is a British multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanities, behavioural science, education, law, an ...

in 1939 as ''A Face for a Clue''. It was also reissued (by

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 ...

) as ''Maigret and the Concarneau Murders'' in 1980. The current translation, ''Maigret and the Yellow Dog'', is by Linda Asher and was first published by

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Harcourt () was an American publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. The company was last based in San Diego, California, with editorial/sales/marketing/rights offices in New York City a ...

in 1987 and as ''The Yellow Dog'' in London in 2003 (

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British 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.The Yellow Dog''. It was directed by

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 ...

whose father

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 * '' ...

played Maigret. A French TV adaptation aired on 24 February 1968 as part of the series ''Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret''. Jean Richard played the lead role. The same series adapted the book a second time on 13 March 1988, with Jean Richard repeating his part.

References

1931 novels Maigret novels Novels set in Brittany Belgian novels adapted into films {{1930s-mystery-novel-stub