内容简介
Inthisdelightfulholiday-themedcollectionofnineshortstories,InspectorMaigretmustsolveaseriesoflittlemysteries—justintimeforChristmasmorningChristmasmysteriesaboundinthislight-heartedholidaycollectionofJulesMaigret’sexploits:Inone,anotherwisesensiblelittlegirlinsiststhatshehasseenFatherChristmas,astatementalarmingtoherneighbors,MonsieurandMadameMaigret.Then,achoirboyhelpstheinspectorsolveacrimewhileheliesinbedwithacold;anotherboy,pursuedbyacriminal,ingeniouslyleavesatrailtohelpMaigrettrackhim.Manyofthesestoriesfeatureobservantandresourcefulchildren,frightenedyetresolute,whobringoutapaternalstreakinthechildlessMaigret.Therapportbetweentheinspectorandtheseyouthfulheroesimpartsadelightfulfreshnesstothisholidaycollection.AMaigretChristmasisacornucopiaforfansofMaigretandmysteriesalike.
作者简介
GeorgesSimenon(1903–1989)wasbornonFebruary12th,1903inLiege,Belgium.Attheageofnineteen,SimenonembarkedtoParistobeginacareerasawriter.In1923hebeganpublishingundervariouspseudonyms,andin1929begantheInspectorMaigretserieswhichhelpedelevatehimtoahouseholdnameincontinentalEurope.Hisprolificoutputofmorethanfourhundrednovelsandthegripping,darkrealismofhisprosehascementedhimasaninedliblefixtureoftwentiethcenturyliterature.Hediedin1989inLausanne,Switzerland.DavidBellosisthedirectorofthePrograminTranslationandInterculturalCommunicationatPrincetonUniversity,whereheisalsoaprofessorofFrenchandcomparativeliterature.HehaswonmanyawardsforhistranslationsofGeorgesPerec,IsmailKadare,andothers,includingtheManBookerInternationalTranslator’sAward.