9/3/1960 Maigret is uncovered in Holland

September 3, 1966.  On this date a statue of Inspector Maigret was revealed in  Delfzijl, Holland.  It was commissioned to honor the great detective's visit as reported in Georges Simenon's novel Maigret in Holland.  You can find pictures of the statue and more information about it here.

2/13/1903 Simenon arrives

February 13, 1903.  Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium on this day.  He wrote almost 200 novels, including more than seventy about French policeman Jules Maigret, one of the most popular detectives in literature. My favorite line from M. Simenon:  “Novel finished. I re-enter life.”

9/3/1966 Maigret is revealed in Holland

September 3, 1966.  On this date a statue of Inspector Maigret was revealed in  Delfzijl, Holland.  It was commissioned to honor the great detective's visit as reported in Georges Simenon's novel Maigret in Holland.  You can find pictures of the statue and more information about it here.

6/27/1930 Monsieur Gallet is late

June 27, 1930.  On this day Inspector Jules Maigret is assigned to investigate the death of  Emile Gallet, a traveling salesman.  But is that his real name and his real occupation?  Nothing can be taken for granted in The Late Monsieur Gallet, Georges Simenon's third novel about the great detective.  Originally published in France in 1931, it has also appeared in English as Maigret Stonewalled, and The Death of Monsieur Gallet.

2/13/1903 Simenon born

February 13, 1903.  Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium on this day.  He wrote almost 200 novels, including more than seventy about French policeman Jules Maigret, one of the most popular detectives in literature.