Maigret and the Spinster

Maigret and the Spinster (other English-language title is Cécile is Dead; French: Cécile est morte) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

Maigret and the Spinster
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original titleFrench: Cécile est morte
TranslatorEileen Ellenbogen, Anthea Bell
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction, Crime fiction
PublisherGallimard
Publication date
1942
Publication placeBelgium
Published in English
1977
Media typePrint
Preceded byMaigret in Exile 
Followed byTo Any Lengths 

Other titles

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The book has been translated two times into English: in 1977 as Maigret and the Spinster translated by Eileen Ellenbogen and in 2015 as Cécile is Dead translated by Anthea Bell.[1]

Adaptations

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The novel has been adapted seven times for cinema and television:[2]

In French
In Italian
  • 1964: as Un'ombra su Maigret, with Gino Cervi in the main role;
In English
In Russian
  • 1969: as Смерть Сесили, with Boris Tenin in the lead role.

Literature

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  • Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 292-293 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)
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References

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  1. ^ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 20 February 2023.