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Introducing the works of Georges Simenon, the writer's writer and master's master, for the first time in a separate edition.

With over 500 million copies sold globally, Simenon's works have been translated into 50 languages and marketed in 50 countries or regions. They have also received recommendations from five Nobel laureates.

Simenon is the most translated French author of the 20th century, with Italy having introduced more of his works than any other author after Shakespeare; and he is the third most frequently introduced author in England and the United States.

Every year, Italy prints an additional 100,000 copies of Simenon's works, and the French "Seven Star Library" sells 90,000 copies annually.

More than 500 hours of television dramas and over 90 films have been adapted from Simenon's works.

In Simenon's many warning words, he reminds us not to insult others. Although he did not express this idea directly, it has been evident in all of his works.

In "The Memory of Anais," readers will meet a suppressed character who lacks male strength and ability, knows he is incompetent in all aspects, is scorned in social interactions, and is deceived and used at work. The only way he can survive is by confessing to a mental health specialist after killing someone.

In "Maigret's Concerns," after two murder cases occurred, all clues pointed to a young doctor who had an interest in psychiatry and grew up in a noble home in a new era. However, Maigret uses his keen professional instinct to prove the young doctor's innocence and to find out who could not tolerate the victim's contempt, identifying the culprit.

Only the truly evil will deliberately humiliate others. Others subconsciously ignore the consequences. In "The Black Ball," members of the rural club refuse to accept the protagonist, but they are not doing so to belittle him. Simenon experienced this during his ten years in America.

Endorsements from famous writers:

"I love reading Simenon; he makes me think of Chekhov." - William Faulkner

"The best and most talented writer." - Andre Gide

"I never read contemporary novels except Simenon's Maigret series." - T.S. Eliot

"If I had not read Simenon's Widow Courdeil, I would not have been able to write The Outsider." - Albert Camus

"I am pleased that I have half the same country as Simenon, and I feel so close to him." - Patrick Modiano

"His work is more widely circulated than that of any other crime writer and has earned the highest literary reputation." - P.D. James

"Simenon is really great... his works are very interesting to read. His writing is simple and easy to understand, but has a great rhythm." - Muriel Spark

"Very few authors can express the bleakness of human life so accurately." - A.N. Wilson

"Simenon is the only author in the 20th century who turned detective novels into literature." - Eric Hobsbawm

"Simenon is the only classic of the 20th century." - John Banville

"Simenon is a writer who seems to have entered into the world of his works." - Peter Ackroyd

"Compelling, cold-blooded, and insightful." - John Gray

"I often reread Simenon." - Claude Chabrol

"He walks us between reality and fiction, emotion and reason, and makes us respect and trust him." - John le Carré

"I love Simenon, and I worship him." - Henry Miller

"My life and career are dedicated to Simenon." - Federico Fellini

Media endorsements:

"A magical writer, an extraordinary storyteller." - The Observer

"A sublime writer whose stories are unforgettable." - The Independent

"One of the greatest writers of the 20th century, his storytelling ability is too strong, but he also possesses another special ability: to let us unconsciously enter into the interior of life." - The Guardian

作者简介

乔治•西默农（GeorgesSimenon，1903-1989）闻名世界的法语侦探小说作家，全世界最多产与最畅销的作家之一。作品超过450部，被改编成90多部电影和500多小时的电视剧，翻译成50多种语言，全球销售超过5亿册。西默农出生于比利时列日，年少时贫穷，中学毕业后做过面包店学徒、书店店员、新闻记者，17岁时出版第一本小说。1930年，西默农出版第一部麦格雷探案故事。麦格雷系列是西默农最受欢迎的作品，新版剧集将由“憨豆先生”主演。西默农的文字简洁、清晰、流畅，善于揭示生活中不为人所知的一面。当代史学大师霍布斯鲍姆称西默农是20世纪唯一将侦探小说变成文学的作家，加缪、莫迪亚诺等作家对西默农也赞誉有加。