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The Widow
The Widow | Georges Simenon
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The Widowis the story of two outcasts and their fatal encounter. One is the widow herself, Tati. Still young, shes never had an easy time of it, but shes not the kind to complain. Tati lives with her father-in-law on the family farm, putting up with his sexual attentions, working her fingers to the bone, improving the property and knowing all the time that her late husbands sister is scheming to kick her out and take the house back.The other is a killer. Just out of prison and in search of a new life, Jean meets up with Tati, who hires him as a handyman and then takes him to bed. Things are looking up, at least until Jean falls hard for the girl next door.The Widowwas published in the same year as CamusThe Stranger, and Andr Gide judged it the superior book. It is Georges Simenons most powerful and disturbing exploration of the bond between death and desire.
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The Widow is an interesting, bleak, tension-building story that follows two characters trapped by fate and despair in the French countryside. Simenon‘s writing is forthright and sparse; the story kept my interest throughout, giving an air of edginess. Of the two main characters, the widow Couderc (Tati) - unattractive yet tough- is more interesting and has my sympathies. The 1971 French movie adaptation starring..⬇️

erzascarletbookgasm ..Simone Signoret and Alain Delon has a different ending. #TBRTarot 9mo
CBee Awesome 👏🏻 9mo
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