Maigret and the Coroner explained

Maigret and the Coroner
Title Orig:French: link=no|Maigret chez le coroner
Author:Georges Simenon
Country:Belgium
Language:French
Series:Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre:Detective fiction, crime fiction
Publisher:Presses de la Cité
Release Date:1949
English Release Date:1980
Media Type:Print
Preceded By:My Friend Maigret
Followed By:Maigret and the Old Lady

Maigret and the Coroner (other English-language title is Maigret at the Coroner's; French: link=no|Maigret chez le coroner) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between July 21 to July 30, 1949, in Tucson, Arizona, United States.[1] The book was published in October the same year by Presses de la Cité.[2]

Translations

The book was translated into English by Frances Keene and published in 1980 as Maigret and the Coroner in London and as Maigret at the Coroner's in New York. In 2016 the novel was translated again, by Linda Coverdale, and published under the title Maigret at the Coroner.[3]

The first German translation, by Jean Raimond, was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 1959. A new translation by Wolfram Schäfer was published by Diogenes Verlag in 1981.[4]

Adaptation

The novel was adapted into an episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du Commissaire Maigret" (Maigret en Arizona) in 1981, with Jean Richard in the lead role.[5]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.toutsimenon.com/l_homme/biographie/1946-1967.html Biographie de Georges Simenon 1946 à 1967
  2. Maigret chez le coroner in der Maigret-Bibliografie von Yves Martina.
  3. Web site: Maigret chez le coroner . 23 February 2023 . Trussel.com.
  4. Oliver Hahn: Bibliografie deutschsprachiger Ausgaben. In: Georges-Simenon-Gesellschaft (Hrsg.): Simenon-Jahrbuch 2003. Wehrhahn, Laatzen 2004, ISBN 3-86525-101-3, S. 52–53.
  5. Web site: Maigret chez le coroner . 23 February 2023 . Trussel.com.