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Maigret Goes Home Paperback – January 1, 1992

by Georges Simenon (Author), Robert Baldick (Translator)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Chief Inspector Maigret returns to the village of Saint-Fiacre, where he was born, after a note to the police warns that a crime will take place, and soon after he arrives the Countess de Saint-Fiacre dies, leaving Maigret to find the killer
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  1. Print length
    139 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Harcourt
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1992
  5. Dimensions
    4.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0156551659
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0156551656
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Inspector Maigret returns to his boyhood home, Saint-Fiacre, where an unsigned note warns that a crime will be committed in the church on All Souls' Day. During the services, the Countess de Fiacre dies of an apparent heart attack but Maigret suspects foul play. "Baldick's translation is rather elliptical," PW said, "but Inspector Maigret makes his presence felt"; the final twist is "stunning."
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harcourt; Reissue edition (January 1, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 139 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0156551659
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156551656
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Georges Simenon is one of the most addictive and bestselling European authors of the 20th Century. His work consists of 391 titles, and he is best known as the creator of the fictional detective series consisting of 75 books featuring Inspector Maigret, translated into more than 50 languages and sold in more than 50 countries. There are over 800 million Simenon books sold worldwide and he is the most translated French speaking author of the 20th century and the second most translated author of all time in Italy after Shakespeare.

'A writer who, more than any other crime novelist, combined a high literary reputation with popular appeal' P.D. James

'My readings? I read Tout Simenon, and when I'm done, I start all over again' Claude Chabrol

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Patto
5.0 out of 5 stars A crime outside the law
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2009
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The Moulin police receive an anonymous note that "a crime will be committed in the church at Saint-Fiacre during the first mass on All Souls Day." They forward the note to Paris, assuming it's a practical joke.

But Saint Fiacre is Maigret's hometown, and he decides to attend that mass.

Sure enough, the Countess of Saint-Fiacre drops dead in church. The doctor diagnoses heart failure, but how to explain the note that foretold this natural death? Was the failure of her heart somehow induced? And by whom?

Wonderful complications ensue. The young heir is a good-for-nothing playboy in need of money. The secretary was actually the lover of the aging countess. Even the village priest is behaving strangely.

Curiously, it's the suspects themselves who solve the mystery more than Maigret, whose presence alone is somehow enough to bring out the truth.

An excellent Maigret subtly enriched by the Chief Inspector's nostalgic flashbacks.
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Michael Wischmeyer
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Good - Among the Best of the Maigret Mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2006
Maigret Goes Home (published in 1932, first published in English in 1940) is among the best stories by Simenon that I have encountered. It takes place in 1928, early in Maigret's career, and involves a unique visit to Maigret's childhood home, the village of Saint-Fiacre. Maigret Goes Home is a compelling story, one in which the mystery puzzle, the characters themselves, their psychology, and the intriguing locale all share front stage.

Maigret is investigating an anonymous note warning that a death will occur during the first Mass on All Soul's Day at Saint-Fiacre. With Maigret in attendance, Countess de Saint-Fiacre dies during the mass from heart failure. Maigret is convinced of foul play, but evidence is lacking.

The aristocratic family of de Saint-Fiacre has suffered financial and moral decline since the death of Count some years ago. As Maigret's investigation proceeds, his disappointment with his childhood home grows. Nonetheless, Maigret's remains influenced by vestiges of his childhood admiration for the imposing Count de Saint-Fiacre, now dead for many years. The suspects are many, and the ending is less predictable than some Maigret stories.

My copy of Maigret Goes Home is a good quality, standard size paperback published by Harvest Books in 1990. Translated by Robert Baldick. The inside cover lists about forty Maigret titles available from Harvest Books. For those new to Georges Simenon, he wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories involving the highly popular Maigret from 1931 to 1972.

Note: Simenon did not adhere to a strict chronological sequence. That is, later stories often returned to a younger Maigret. Furthermore, many Maigret stories were not translated to English until many years after their release in France. Consequently, the English publication date is not a reliable indication to the time period of a particular Maigret story.
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JEDrury
4.0 out of 5 stars An early Maigret mystery, published in 1931.
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
Maigret returns to his small town, Saint - Fiacre, in central France to investigate the heart attack death of the countess of the chateau where he was raised as the son of the chateau’s ground’s keeper. More observer than investigator, Maigret confronts a chateau in serious decline, the dead body of countess, her various youthful gigolos, her son, a penniless count, a priest whose mouth is sealed by the dead countess’ confessional admissions and an ending dinner scene of energy, accusation, and deflection which Simenon effortlessly handles with studied movement and finesse.
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Lorin F. Gatermann Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022
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This is a fine mystery - a real whodunit!
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Beijing exile
5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody Better At Atmosphere
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2012
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As a Maigret fan for over 40 years (trying to rebuild a collection lost years ago thanks to Amazon), I love the way Simenon can create an 'atmosphere' - whether of a small Parisian bistro or some remote village.
In many ways, the best books are those where the author explores the jealousies, hatreds, scandals and prejudices of rural France. In this book Maigret goes back to his native village and the finest scene is in the church where he once served as an altar boy - frozen and suffering chilblains in a mid-winter dawn. The method of killing the targeted victim is highly ingenious. A definite must for every Maigret fan.
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brilliant, rich in story and human observation, atmospheric, painful aspects to the final stages.
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