Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon

Known for

Writing

Born

February 13, 1903

Birthplace

Liège, Belgium

Died

September 4, 1989 (aged 86)

Biography

Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret.

Simenon was born at 26 rue Léopold (now number 24) in Liège to Désiré Simenon and his wife Henriette Brüll. Désiré Simenon worked in an accounting office at an insurance company and had married Henriette in April 1902. Although Simenon was born on Friday 13 February 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.

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Best known work

Maigret
Maigret
2022
Monsieur Hire
Monsieur Hire
1989
The Blue Room
The Blue Room
2014
Maigret Sets a Trap
Maigret Sets a Trap
1958
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974
The Cat
The Cat
1971
The Man from London
The Man from London
2008
The Widow Couderc
The Widow Couderc
1971
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959
Panic
Panic
1947

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Stain on the Snow

    Novel

  2. TBA

  3. 2026

  4. 2025

    MaigretTV

    Adaptation, Creator

  5. 2025

    Belle

    Novel

  6. 2022

  7. 2022

    Maigret

    Novel

  8. 2016

    MaigretTV

    Novel

  9. 2015

  10. 2015

  11. 2015

  12. 2014

  13. 2013

  14. 2012

    Madrid, 1987

    Dialogue

  15. 2009

  16. 2009

  17. 2008

  18. 2007

  19. 2007

  20. 2006

  21. 2006

  22. 2004

  23. 2004

  24. 2004

  25. 2004

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