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Liberty Bar
Liberty Bar | Georges Simenon
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A new translation of Georges Simenon's devastating novel set on the French Riviera, book seventeen in the new Penguin Maigret series. It had a smell of holidays. The previous evening, in Cannes harbour, with the setting sun, had also had the smell of holidays, especially the Ardena, whose owner swaggered in front of two girls with gorgeous figures.. Dazzled at first by the glamour of sunny Antibes, Maigret soon finds himself immersed in the less salubrious side of the Riviera as he retraces the final steps of a local eccentric. Penguin is publishing the entire series of Maigret novels in new translations. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret on the Riviera. 'Compelling, remorseless, brilliant.' - John Gray 'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' - The Guardian 'A supreme writer . . . unforgettable vividness.' - The Independent From the Trade Paperback edition.
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I'm starting to find my own mental image of Maigret, separate to his portrayal on TV, and I'm liking that.
I'm also finding that Simenon cannot be counted upon to deliver the expected, which I'm liking even more. Maigret, as a police detective, enters the scene after a crime is committed, and his cases involve the spectrum of French society, but the circles in which his suspects run intersect, so a crime starting in the penthouse 👇🏼

Bookwomble and end in the tenements, or vice versa, or not! Maigret in this one seems almost possessed by the victim who's murder he is investigating. While there is no direct link with the previous novel, hee was seriously injured in that one, and I wonder whether the malaise he feels in Liberty Bar is an indication that he had not fully recovered. In any event, another enjoyable excursion. 5y
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Liberty Bar | Georges Simenon
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Maigret is on the Côte d'Azure, feeling too hot, with a head full of cotton wool, feeling an affinty with the victim whose murder he's investigating, and a certain amused disgust with the deceased's household. Maigret seems to have an affection for the underdog, those abused by society, and a dislike of pretension and bourgeois mores which I find rather endearing (though, ironically, that sentiment strikes me as pretentious and bourgeois!).

Bookwomble Accompanied by coffee and Jonathan Richman, appropriately singing "That Summer Feeling" ☕? #booksandmusic #booksandcoffee 5y
Nute I think that we can state a dislike for pretension without sounding pretentious, right?😂 5y
Nute Oh, I love that mug!💕 5y
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Bookwomble @Nute My tendency to overthink with myself! 😏 The mug is a favourite, with Samuel Butler's quote on the other side: “Books are like imprisoned souls till someone takes them down from a shelf and frees them.”
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Nute Chill out, my friend. Overthinking is overrated!😏 I am truly amusing myself today!😅 5y
Nute I love that mug even more!!! 5y
Bookwomble @Nute 😁 5y
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Liberty Bar | Georges Simenon
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A brisk walk to the library to return the book I've finished, and netted another three Maigrets. It was overcast, but the sun's coming out, and I'm treating myself to a cold cider before the walk back home 😊📖🍺

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