Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original titleFrench: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction, Crime fiction
Publication date
1961
Publication placeBelgium
Media typePrint
Preceded byMaigret in Society 
Followed byMaigret and the Black Sheep 

Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (also translated as Maigret and the Idle Burglar; French: Maigret et le Voleur paresseux) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.

Other titles

The book has been translated three times into English: in 1963 by Daphne Woodward as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, in 2003 as Maigret and the Idle Burglar,[1] and in 2018 by Howard Curtis as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar.[2]

Adaptations

The 81st episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret", directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy with Jean Richard in the lead role, is based on the novel.

Translations

The book is translated into the Georgian language as მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი, by Nani Madzaghua.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Books by Daphne Woodward". Goodreads. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ სიმენონი, ჟ. (2017). მეგრე და შეშლილი ქალი, მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი. თბილისი: პალიტრა L. ISBN 978-9941-24-762-0.