Concluding our look at the Inspector Maigret mysteries, the author’s son is with us to field your questions about his father’s career 2.01pm GMT LeatherCol is reading Julian Barnes’s excellent The Man in the Red Coat:In it he talks (predictably) of Flaubert, and something he says reminded me very much of reading Simenon: “‘You cannot change humanity; you can only know it’” … so did Simenon enjoy reading Flaubert?Yes, and Maupassant, and you will not be surprised to know that Julian Barnes is also a great Simenon fan. 2.00pm GMT Feboke asks:Je souhaiterais savoir quel est l’état d’avancement des pourparlers avec la ville de Liège en ce qui concerne la création d’un ensemble muséal Georges Simenon dans sa ville natale. Et aussi vous demander, quelle est à votre avis , la meilleure biographie de votre père.Les discussions sont au point mort, et la meilleure bio est celle de Pierre Assouline(the discussions are at a standstill and the best bio is by Pierre Assouline) Continue reading…
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