The man from London

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The man from London

Georges Simenon ; translated by Howard Curtis

(Penguin classics)(Penguin fiction)

Penguin Classics/Penguin, 2020

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L'homme de Londres

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Note

First published in French as L'homme de Londres by Fayard 1934"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

'One of Simenon's darkest novels' Le Monde On a foggy winter's evening in Dieppe, after the arrival of the daily ferry from England, a railway signalman habitually scrutinizes the port from his tiny, isolated cabin. When a scuffle on the quayside catches his eye, he is drawn to the scene of a brutal murder and his once quiet life changes forever. A mere observer at first, he soon finds himself fishing a briefcase from the water and in doing so he enters a feverish and secret chase. As the murderer and witness stalk and spy on each other, they gain an increasingly profound yet tacit understanding of each other until the witness becomes an accomplice. Written in 1933, soon after the successful launch of the Inspector Maigret novels, this haunting, atmospheric novel soon became a classic and the inspiration for several film and TV adaptations.

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Details

  • NCID
    BC0451313X
  • ISBN
    • 9780241461570
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    [London]
  • Pages/Volumes
    150 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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