{"product_id":"maigret-simenon-and-france-bill-alder-9780786470549","title":"Maigret, Simenon and France: Social Dimensions of the Novels and Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a phenomenally successful author of crime fiction. His 75 Maigret novels and 28 Maigret short stories were published between 1931 and 1972 to great international acclaim (he is the only non-anglophone crime writer to have achieved such renown).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His Maigret stories are regarded by many as having established a new direction in crime fiction, emphasizing social and psychological portraiture rather than focussing on a puzzle to be solved or on \"action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines the importance of social class and social change in the Maigret stories, giving a particular emphasis to the early formative novels and the development of plot, characterization and setting. The author seeks to establish the extent to which Simenon's portrait of French society is historically accurate and the nature of the influence of the author's own class position and ideology on his fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Alder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786470542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786470549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee","brand":"Bill Alder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483687006463,"sku":"9780786470549","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44796123-6ddc-46dc-97b2-74e912d8d8f2.jpg?v=1778040007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maigret-simenon-and-france-bill-alder-9780786470549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}