Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (February 13, 1903–September 4, 1989) was a Belgian writer who wrote in French. February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Liège, Statue of Georges Simenon by Roger Lenertz

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Early life and education

Georges Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting office at an insurance company and had married Henriette in April 1902. Although Georges Simenon was born on February 13, 1903 superstition resulted in his birth being registered as having been on the 12th. This story of his birth is recounted at the beginning of his novel Pedigree. Liège (Dutch: Luik, German: Lüttich; before 1946, the citys name was written Liége, with the acute accent) is a major city located in the Belgian province of Liège, of which it is the capital. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

The Simenon family traces its origins back to the Limbourg region, his mother's family being from Dutch Limbourg. One of her more notorious ancestors was Gabriel Brühl, a criminal who preyed on Limbourg from the 1720s until he was hanged, in 1743. Later, Simenon would use Brüll as one of his many pen names. Limbourg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...

In April 1905, two years after Georges Simenon's birth, the family moved to 3 rue Pasteur (now 25 rue Georges Simenon) in the city's Outremeuse neighborhood. Georges Simenon's brother Christian was born in September 1906 and eventually became their mother's favorite child, much to Georges Simenon's chagrin. Later, in February 1911, the Simenons moved to 53 rue de la Loi, also in the Outremeuse. In this larger home, the Simenons were able to take in lodgers. Typical among them were apprentices and students of various nationalities, giving the young Simenon an important introduction to the wider world; this marked his novels, notably Pedigree and Le Locataire. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

At the age of three, Simenon learned to read at the Sainte-Julienne nursery school. Then, between 1908 and 1914, he attended the Institut Saint-André. In September 1914, shortly after the beginning of the First World War, he began his studies at the Collège Saint-Louis, a Jesuit high school. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Conrad von... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ...

In the summer of 1915, going against the grain of the Jesuits' chaste teachings, the twelve year-old Simenon had the first of many sexual experiences in his long life; in this case, with an older girl of fifteen. Many years later, Simenon was known as "the man of 10,000 women," a self-confessed sex addict who "needed" to have sex three times a day. Quite a few women were prepared to humor him for nothing, nevertheless, these 10,000 were said to include 8,000 prostitutes. It has been suggested that the real number of women in Simenon's life was, although prodigious, vastly smaller than 10,000. In this he was quite different from his fictional creation, Maigret, who can be presumed to have been entirely faithful to Madame Maigret. 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In February 1917, the Simenon family moved to a former post office building in the Amercoeur neighborhood. June 1919 saw another move, this time to the rue de l'Enseignement, back in the Outremeuse neighborhood. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Using his father's heart condition as a pretext, Simenon decided to put an end to his studies in June 1918, not even taking the Collège Saint-Louis' year-end exams. He subsequently worked a number of very short-term odd jobs. 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

A career begins in Liège, 1919-1922

In January 1919, the sixteen year-old Simenon took a job at the Gazette de Liège, a newspaper edited by Joseph Demarteau. While Simenon's own beat only covered unimportant human interest stories, it afforded him an opportunity to explore the seamier side of the city, including politics, bars, cheap hotels, but also crime, police investigations, and lectures on police technique by the criminologist Edmond Locard. Simenon's experience at the Gazette also taught him the art of quick editing. Indeed, he wrote more than 150 articles under the pen name "G. Sim."

Simenon's first novel, Au Pont des Arches was written in June 1919 and published in 1921 under his "G. Sim" pseudonym. Writing as "Monsieur Le Coq," he also published more than 800 humorous pieces between November 1919 and December 1922. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

During this period, Simenon's familiarity with nightlife only increased: prostitutes, drunkenness, and general carousing. The people he rubbed elbows with included anarchists, bohemian artists, and even two future murderers, the latter appearing in his novel Les Trois crimes de mes amis. He also frequented a group of artists known as "La Caque." While not really involved in the group, he did meet his future wife Régine Renchon through it.

In France, 1922-1945

Simenon's father died in 1922 and this served as the occasion for him to move to Paris with Régine Renchon (hereafter referred to by her nickname "Tigy"), at first living in the XVIIe Arrondissement, not far from the Boulevard des Batignolles. He became familiar with the city, its bistrots, cheap hotels, bars, and restaurants. More importantly, he also came to know ordinary working-class Parisians. Writing under numerous pseudonyms, his creativity began to pay financial dividends. Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... The 17e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ...

Simenon and Tigy returned briefly to Liège in March 1923 to marry. Despite his Catholic upbringing, Simenon was not a believer. Tigy came from a thoroughly non-religious family. However, Simenon's mother insisted on a church wedding, forcing Tigy to become a nominal convert, learning the Catholic Church's catechism. Despite their father's lack of religious convictions, all of Simenon's children would be baptized as Catholics. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... The Catechism of the Catholic Church, or CCC, is an official exposition of the teachings of the Catholic Church, first published in French in 1992 by the authority of Pope John Paul II.[1] Subsequently, in 1997, a Latin text was issued which is now the official text of reference...

Marriage to Tigy, however, did not prevent Simenon from having liaisons with numerous other women, perhaps most famously, Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949. ...

A reporting assignment had Simenon on a lengthy sea voyage in 1928, giving him a taste for boating. In 1929, he decided to have a boat built, the Ostrogoth. Simenon, Tigy, their cook and housekeeper Henriette Liberge, and their dog Olaf lived on board the Ostrogoth, traveling the French canal system. Henriette Liberge, known as "Boule" (literally, "Ball," a reference to her slight pudginess) was romantically involved with Simenon for the next several decades and would remain a close friend of the family, really part of it. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1930, the most famous character invented by Simenon, Commissaire Maigret, made his first appearance in a piece in Detective written at Joseph Kessel's request. 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Maigret featured on a postage stamp Jules Maigret, known as (Commissaire) Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, created by writer Georges Simenon. ... Joseph Kessel (February 10, 1898 - July 23, 1979) was a French journalist and novelist of Russian origins. ...

1932 saw Simenon travel extensively, sending back reports from Africa, eastern Europe, Turkey, and the Soviet Union. A trip around the world followed in 1934 and 1935. 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Eastern Europe is the eastern region of Europe variably defined. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Between 1932 and 1936, Simenon, Tigy, and Boule lived at La Richardière, a 16th century manor house in Marsilly in the Charente-Maritime département. The house is evoked in Simenon's novel Le Testament Donadieu. At the beginning of 1938, he rented the villa Agnès in La Rochelle and then, in August, purchased a farm house in Nieul-sur-Mer (also in the Charente-Maritime), where his and Tigy's only child, Marc, was born in 1939. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charente-Maritime is a département on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... La Rochelle is a town and commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 76,584 in 1999). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Simenon lived in the Vendée during the Second World War. Simenon's conduct during the war is a matter of considerable controversy, with some scholars inclined to view him as having been a collaborator with the Germans while others disagree, viewing Simenon as having been an apolitical man who was essentially an opportunist, but by no means a collaborator. Further confusion stems from the fact that he was denounced as a collaborator by local farmers while at the same time the Gestapo suspected him of being Jewish, apparently confounding the names "Simenon" and "Simon". In any case, Simenon was under investigation at the end of the war, because he had negotiated film rights of his books with German studioes during the occupation, and was in 1950 sentenced not to have published anything during 5 years. But the sentence was kept from the public and had no practical effect. Vendée is a département in west central France, on the Atlantics Bay of Biscay. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead... The Deaths Head emblem similar to skull and crossbones, often used as the insignia of the Gestapo The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; Secret State Police) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ...

The war years did see Simenon produce a number of important works, including Le Testament Donadieu, Le Voyageur de la Toussaint, and Le Cercle des Mahé. He also conducted important correspondence, most notably with André Gide. André Paul Guillaume Gide (November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and, at times, a spokesman for gay rights (disputed — see talk page). ...

Also in the early 1940s, Simenon had a health scare when a local doctor misdiagnosed him with a serious heart condition (a reminder of his father), giving him only months to live. It was also at this time that Tigy finally surprised her husband with Boule. He and Tigy remained married until 1949, but it was now a marriage in name only. Despite Tigy's initial protests, Boule remained with the family.

The ambiguities of the war years notwithstanding, the city of La Rochelle eventually honored Simenon, naming a quai after him in 1989. Simenon was too ill to attend the dedication ceremony, however, in 2003, his son Johnny participated in a different event honoring his father. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the United States, 1945-1955

Escaping questioning in France, Simenon, along with Tigy and Marc, arrived in the United States in 1945 after first spending several months near Montréal, Québec. Boule, due to visa difficulties, was initially unable to join them. During his years in the United States, Simenon regularly visited New York City. He and his family also went on lengthy car trips, traveling from Maine to Florida and then west as far as California. Simenon lived for a short time on Anna Maria Island near Bradenton, Florida before renting a house in Arizona, where Boule was finally reunited with him. Although enchanted by the desert, Simenon decided to leave Arizona, and following a stay in California, settled into a large house, Shadow Rock Farm, in Lakeville, Connecticut. 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 City Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area    - City 366. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Anna Maria is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ... Bradenton is a city of 50,000 people in Manatee County, Florida, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Lakeville, Connecticut is a village in Salisbury in Litchfield County, Connecticut, on Lake Wononskopomuc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

While in the United States, Simenon and his son Marc learned to speak English with relative ease, as did Boule. Tigy, however, had a great deal of trouble with the language and pined for a return to Europe. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In the meantime, Simenon had met Denyse Ouimet, a woman seventeen years his junior. Denyse, who was originally from Montréal, met Simenon in New York City in 1945 (she was to be hired as a secretary) and they promptly began an often stormy and unhappy relationship. After resolving numerous legal difficulties, Simenon and Tigy were divorced in 1949. Simenon and Denyse Ouimet were then married in Reno, Nevada in 1950 and eventually had two children, Johnny (born in 1949) and Marie-Jo (born in 1953). In accordance with the divorce agreement, Tigy continued to live in close proximity to Simenon and their son Marc, an arrangement that continued until they all returned to Europe in 1955. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1952, Simenon paid a visit to Belgium and was made a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique. Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life.

Return to Europe, 1955-1989

Simenon and his family returned to Europe in 1955, first living in France (mainly on the Côte d'Azur) before settling in Switzerland. After living in a rented house in Echandens, he purchased a property in Epalinges, north of Lausanne, where he had an enormous house constructed. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Quai des États-Unis in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ... Echandens is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. ... Epalinges is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district and a suburb of Lausanne. ... Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura hills to its north. ...

Simenon and Denyse Ouimet separated definitively in 1964. Teresa, who had been hired by Simenon as a housekeeper in 1961, had by this time become romantically involved with him and remained his companion for the rest of his life. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

In 1972, Simenon announced the end of his career as a novelist but continued writing, notably autobiographical works dictated on a tape recorder he had received as a present. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

His long-troubled daughter Marie-Jo committed suicide in Paris in 1978 at the age of 25, an event that darkened Simenon's later years. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Simenon underwent surgery for a brain tumor in 1984 and made a good recovery. In subsequent years however, his health worsened. He gave his last televised interview in December 1988.

Georges Simenon died in his sleep on the night of September 3-4, 1989 in Lausanne.

Simenon's works

Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre include nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed.

He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into a film (starting with La nuit du carrefour, adapted for the screen by Jean Renoir as early as 1932). Maigret featured on a postage stamp Jules Maigret, known as (Commissaire) Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, created by writer Georges Simenon. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ...

During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)). 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981). 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1959, the film Inspector Maigret (the English title of the 1958 French film Maigret tend un piège—literally "Maigret sets a trap") won an Edgar Award for Best Foreign Film from the Mystery Writers of America. The film was directed by Jean Delannoy and starred Jean Gabin as Maigret. In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ... The Mystery Writers of America are an organization for mystery writers. ... Jean Delannoy (born January 12, 1908 in Noisy-le-Sec, Île-de-France) is a French, actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. ... Jean Gabin (May 17, 1904 – November 15, 1976) was a major French actor and war hero. ... The Mystery Writers of America are an organization for mystery writers. ...

Selected Bibliography

note: this selection based on editions currently available in English.

• The Crime at Lock 14 (1931) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118728-X)
• The Yellow Dog (1931) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118734-4)
• The Madman of Bergerac (1932) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118726-3)
• The Bar on the Seine (1932) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-102588-3)
• Tropic Moon (1933) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-111-X)
• The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1938) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-149-7)
• The Strangers in the House (1940) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-194-2)
• The Hotel Majestic (1942) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118731-X)
• Inspector Cadaver (1943) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118725-5)
• Monsieur Monde Vanishes (1945) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-096-2)
• Three Bedrooms in Manhattan (1945) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-044-X)
• Dirty Snow (1948) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-043-1)
• My Friend Maigret (1949) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-102586-7)
• The Friend of Madame Maigret (1950) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118740-9)
• The Man on the Boulevard (1953) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-102590-5)
• Red Lights (1955) (New York Review Books Classics, ISBN 1-59017-193-4)
• A Man's Head (1955) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-102589-1)
• The Little Man from Archangel (1957) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118771-9)
• Maigret in Court (1960) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118729-8)
• Maigret and the Idle Burglar (1961) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118772-7)
• Maigret and the Ghost (1964) (Penguin Classics UK, ISBN 0-14-118727-1)
• Maigret and the Bum (1963) (Harcourt Inc., ISBN 0-15-602839-5)

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Notes

Simenon in numbers

• Total number of novels and volumes of short stories, including pseudonymous works: about 450
• Maigret episodes: 103 (75 novels and 28 short stories)
• Psychological novels (non-Maigret novels, published as Simenon): 117
• Translations into 55 languages
• Published in 44 countries
• 1,400,000,000 books sold (1935-1997)
• Films based on his works: about 50
• According to the Index Translationum, Simenon is sixteenth most translated author in the world, the fourth among French language authors, and the first among Belgians.

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External links

• The Paris Review Interview
• Centre d'études Georges Simenon et Fonds Simenon de l'Université de Liège
• http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/simenon.htm <--bibliography
• http://www.nybooks.com/nyrb/book-search?q=Georges+Simenon
• http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/202-2665816-2767804?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-uk&field-keywords=georges%20simenon%2C%20penguin%20modern%20classics