Maigret at the Crossroads
 First edition (publ. Fayard) | |
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | (Fr.) La Nuit Du Carrefour |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Published | 1931 A. Fayard |
| Publication place | Belgium |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret and the Yellow Dog |
| Followed by | Maigret in Holland |
Maigret at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour) is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction.
Premise
[edit]The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg, a Jewish diamond merchant, in a place outside Paris known as the Three Widows' Crossroads.
Characters
[edit]The cast of characters includes:
- Carl Andersen and Else Andersen, an aristocratic Danish duo who live in a secluded house at the crossroads
- Monsieur Michonnet, an insurance agent in whose car the body of Goldberg was found
- Monsieur Oscar, the owner of the service station at the crossroads
Translation
[edit]Originally written in French, the novel was translated into English by Robert Baldick and published by Penguin in 1963. In 2014 Penguin published a new translation by Linda Coverdale, titled The Night at the Crossroads.
In other media
[edit]It was dramatized as Night at the Crossroads in 1932 in a film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring the director's brother Pierre Renoir as Inspector Maigret[1] and in 2017 in the later ITV series, starring Rowan Atkinson.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Allmovie: La Nuit du Carrefour
- ^ Rees, Jasper (17 April 2017). "Maigret's Night at the Crossroads review - 'more straight faces from Rowan Atkinson'". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
External links
[edit]
- Maigret at trussel.com
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