Georges Simenon (February 13, 1903 to September 4, 1989 ) was Belgian, and his French language novels, especially those featuring Inspector Maigret, made him rich and famous. Somewhere I got these statistics: he wrote "190 potboilers signed with 17 pseudonyms, 358 novels and short stories signed Simenon, 25 autobiographical works." Still doubt remains about many aspects of his life, particularly his relations with the Germans during the occupation.
One of his stories is Le Chat, (1967) a novel about an old couple who are widow and widower when they meet, and, in their sixties when they marry. They only communicate in writing, but they depend on their mutual hatred. The plot involves the possibility the woman has poisoned an alley cat, named Joseph. This cat her husband had before he moved into the woman's house. Pierre Granier-Deferre turned this story into a film--
One of his stories is Le Chat, (1967) a novel about an old couple who are widow and widower when they meet, and, in their sixties when they marry. They only communicate in writing, but they depend on their mutual hatred. The plot involves the possibility the woman has poisoned an alley cat, named Joseph. This cat her husband had before he moved into the woman's house. Pierre Granier-Deferre turned this story into a film--
Le Chat (1971.)
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