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Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (also translated as Maigret and the Idle Burglar; French: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.
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| Author | Georges Simenon |
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| Original title | French: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction, Crime fiction |
Publication date | 1961 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
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| Preceded by | Maigret in Society |
| Followed by | Maigret and the Black Sheep |
Other titles
editThe book has been translated three times into English: in 1963 by Daphne Woodward as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, in 2003 as Maigret and the Idle Burglar,[1] and in 2018 by Howard Curtis as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar.[2]
Adaptations
editThe 81st episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret", directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy with Jean Richard in the lead role, is based on the novel.
Translations
editThe book is translated into the Georgian language as მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი, by Nani Madzaghua.[3]
External links
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- Maigret at trussel.com
References
edit- ^ "Books by Daphne Woodward". Goodreads. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ სიმენონი, ჟ. (2017). მეგრე და შეშლილი ქალი, მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი. თბილისი: პალიტრა L. ISBN 978-9941-24-762-0.