https://www.theguardian.com/books/live/2020/feb/25/georges-simenon-webchat-with-his-son-john-post-your-questions-now

Concluding our look at the Inspector Maigret mysteries, the author’s son is with us to field your questions about his father’s career

1.19pm GMT

proust (not that one - I think) writes:

You must be delighted by the two volume Simenon collection (and album) published by the prestigious Editions de la Pleiade in 2003, an accolade given only to the most important writers, with a full scholarly/critical apparatus. It contains some Maigret and also a selection of ‘romans durs’. Sadly Simenon wasn’t published in the Pleiade until after his death.

What did you think of the selection?

Definitely a good one, but, like any selection, unfair to so many other titles…

1.16pm GMT

nkenny wants to know:

What’s your favourite Maigret novel?

There a quite a few: Le Charretier de La Providence, Maigret au Picratt’s, La Tête d’un homme, Maigret et la jeune morte, Maigret et le corps sans tête…(I will use the French titles in this chat as I don’t know the UK one by heart)