Simenon

[ seemuh-nawn ]

noun

1. Georges (Jo·seph Chris·tian) [zhaw, r, zh zhoh-, zef, k, r, ees-, tyan], 1903–1989, French writer of detective novels, born in Belgium.

Simenon

/ simnɔ̃; ˈsɪmənɒn /

noun

1. SimenonGeorges19031989MBelgianWRITING: novelist Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1903–89, Belgian novelist. He wrote over two hundred novels, including the detective series featuring Maigret

Example Sentences

“Novelist and not writer and even less a man of letters,” Georges Simenon said of a title he well deserved.

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Simenon is now, 20 years since his death, enjoying a renaissance—not as a popular novelist, but as a critical darling.

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On the Simenon bookshelf, it stands alone, anomalous, and awkwardly aloof.

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It is pleasant enough to swim in these waters, but with Simenon it is always much pleasanter to drown.

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It does show that, for all his bluster, Simenon could write with formal elegance and beauty.

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