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

Yet as I devoured title after title by the Cains and Dorothy B. Hughes and Jim Thompson, Georges Simenon and Leigh Brackett, I began to suspect that Greene had been wrong.

From Los Angeles Times

He also appeared as Inspector Maigret in an ITV adaptation of Georges Simenon's books which ran for two series.

From BBC

He had secured the film rights to Georges Simenon’s novel “Dirty Snow,” an existential noir set in an unnamed country under foreign occupation, and was writing the screenplay when the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

From New York Times

His mother went on to play Madame Maigret in a BBC adaptation of the George Simenon novels, and his father made promotional films.

From BBC

Georges Simenon has the happy faculty of being able to pack large gobs of mystery and excitement into a small number of pages.

From New York Times