The Flemish Shop

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The Flemish Shop
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original titleFrench: Chez les Flamands
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction, Crime fiction
PublisherFayard
Publication date
1932
Publication placeBelgium
Published in English
1940
Media typePrint
Preceded byMaigret Goes Home 
Followed byDeath of a Harbour Master 

The Flemish Shop (other English-language titles are The Flemish House and Maigret and the Flemish Shop; French: Chez les Flamands) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

Other titles

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The book has been translated three times into English: in 1940 by Geoffrey Sainsbury as The Flemish Shop, in 1990 as Maigret and the Flemish Shop by Geoffrey Sainsbury, and in 2015 by Shaun Whiteside as The Flemish House.[1]

Adaptations

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The novel has been adapted three times for film and television: in French in 1992 as Maigret chez les Flamands, with Bruno Cremer in the main role, and in 1976 as Maigret chez les Flamandswith Jean Richard in the lead role; in English in 1963 as The Flemish Shop, with Rupert Davies in the main role.[2]

Literature

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  • Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 282-283 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (in French)
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References

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  1. ^ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 17 February 2023.

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