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The World of Bond and Maigret

By Ian Fleming and Georges Simenon
Series: ERIS Gems
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In this illuminating dialogue, the authors who gave us James Bond and Jules Maigret discuss (among other things) their approaches to the craft of writing, the origins of their characters’ names, and the critical reception of their novels

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"I invent the most hopeless sounding plots; very often they are based on something I've read in a newspaper. And people say, 'Oh, this is all nonsense'—and then the Russians come along in Germany and shoot people with potassium cyanide pistols."

Between them, Ian Fleming and Georges Simenon created two of the best-known heroes of modern fiction. In this illuminating dialogue, the authors who gave us James Bond and Jules Maigret discuss (among other things) their approaches to the craft of writing, the origins of their characters' names, and the critical reception of their novels. It is essential reading for admirers of either man's work.

The World of Bond and Maigret is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the creative processes behind these iconic characters and the literary genius of their creators.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781912475858

Publisher: ERIS

Format: Book

Date Published: 01 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: ERIS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 34

Collections

Arts & Culture Classic Fiction Crime & Thriller General Fiction Georges Simenon Ian Fleming Non-Fiction Series: ERIS Gems

About the Author

Ian Fleming (1908-64) spent much of the Second World War working on high-level intelligence operations and went on to draw upon this experience in his subsequent career as a spy novelist. His 1952 novel Casino Royale saw the first appearance of James Bond.

The Belgian author Georges Simenon (1903-89) is most famous for the detective stories he wrote starring Commissioner Jules Maigret, who appears in seventy-five of Simenon’s many novels. Maigret made his debut in Pietr-le-Letton (1931).

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