Georges Simenon Writer

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (French: [ʒɔʁʒ simnɔ̃]; 13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.

Personal facts

Georges Simenon
Alias (AKA)Simenon Georges Joseph Christian (full name)
Birth dateFebruary 13, 1903
Birth nameGeorges Simenon
Birth place
Belgium , Liège
Date of deathSeptember 04, 1989
Place of death
Lausanne , Switzerland

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award
Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium

Topical connections

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Georges Simenon on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A105667
  2. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/simenon.htm
  3. http://www.nybooks.com/books/authors/georges-simenon
  4. http://www.petersfraserdunlop.com/estates/georges-simenon
  5. http://www.trussel.com/f_maig.htm
  6. http://www.ulg.ac.be/libnet/simenon.htm