Georges Simenon is the master of the detective genre, the author of more than 200 novels and short stories translated into 57 languages in 39 countries. The total circulation of his books in the world is 500,000,000 copies. He made a real revolution in the history of the detective. His hero, the commissar of the crime police of Megre, is just as popular in the world as Sherlock Holmes, but at the same time – his exact opposite. Not logic, not a deductive method, not cold and impartial knowledge – “weapons” Megre is different: sympathy for people, even criminals, observation, desire to communicate and help. His investigation method is humanity, the ability to arouse trust. At the same time, Megre is an outstanding detective, a real professional! In the art world of Simenon, criminals are always awaiting a fair punishment, because the investigation is conducted by Commissioner Megre – a talented and noble person.
Simenon devoted more than 100 works and entered the annals of the 20th century as the father of the detective of Megre, and Megre did not leave his creator until the end of his life. They brought fame …
Author
Simenon Georges
Translator
Taimanova Marianna, Kotova Julia, Ivanova Olga
Publisher
Bertelsmann, 2015
Series
Collected works in one book
Genre
Classical foreign prose
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