This is the biography of Georges Simenon, the creator of Inspector Maigret and one of the most widely read genre writers of all time. By the age of 22 he was writing 3 novels a month, and by his death Simenon had produced nearly 400, as well as 25 autobiographical books and innumerable stories, although his overriding inspiration in writing was always financial gain. Simenon prized quantitative achievement in his personal life as well. He claimed to have slept with 10,000 women by the end of his life, though his second wife ...
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This is the biography of Georges Simenon, the creator of Inspector Maigret and one of the most widely read genre writers of all time. By the age of 22 he was writing 3 novels a month, and by his death Simenon had produced nearly 400, as well as 25 autobiographical books and innumerable stories, although his overriding inspiration in writing was always financial gain. Simenon prized quantitative achievement in his personal life as well. He claimed to have slept with 10,000 women by the end of his life, though his second wife put the number at a more modest 1200, including three marriages and a love affair with Josephine Baker. Simenon also had close friendships with some of the great cultural figures of the day, such as Andre Gide, Jean Renoir and Henry Miller.
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Very good. Pages are clean! Minor shelf wear The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. The front text block edge is deckled Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st printing. Red remainder dot to upper page edges. Otherwise unmarked copy with lower corners gently bumped. 447pp. Jacket has one short tear. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 1st pr. Book is square, solid, and unread. Dust jacket is clean as can be. No price clippings, no remainder marks. This book is so sharp it could slice even Superman's skin--you'll shout up, up, and away with glee when it arrives at your door! NOTE: Dust jacket is in a protective archival Brodart.
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NF in NF jacket. Octavo. Light gray boards and spine with black lettering and a shiny silver foil decoration on the spine. Book has very light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. White endpapers. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 447 pages. Illustrated with a couple sections of photographs. Dust Jacket-has just a trace of rubbing at the head of the spine and at the very tip of the lower front outside corner-jacket is otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild. Over the course of his life, Georges Simenon produced over four hundred novels, including the much loved Maigret series.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First American edition. 447pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Translated from the French by Jon Rothschild. Spine ends lightly bumped, small red mark (doesn't look like a remainder mark) on top page edges, else fine in a fine dustwrapper.
