Georges Simenon (1903–89,) fully Georges Joseph Christian Simenon, was a Belgian-French novelist best known for creating the streetwise Parisian sleuth Jules Maigret. His prolific output made him one of the 20th century’s most widely published authors, selling over 600 million copies worldwide.
Born in Liège, Belgium, Simenon began as a journalist before moving to Paris in 1922. He wrote over 200 pulp fiction novels under pseudonyms before publishing Pietr-le-Letton (1929,) introducing Inspector Maigret. He authored 75 Maigret novels and 28 short stories, including The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1931,) Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett (1963,) and Maigret and the Ghost (1942.)
Beyond detective fiction, Simenon wrote 117 psychological novels, known as romans durs, including The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1938) and Dirty Snow (1948.) His autobiographical works include Pedigrée (1948,) Quand j’étais vieux (1970,) and Mémoires intimes (1981.)
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Writing is not a profession, but a vocation of unhappiness.
—Georges Simenon
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