Simenon

American  

[seem^uh-nawn] / siməˈnɔ̃ /

noun

1. Georges (Joseph Christian) 1903–1989, French writer of detective novels, born in Belgium.

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Simenon British  

/ simnɔ̃, ˈsɪmənɒn /

noun

1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1903–89, Belgian novelist. He wrote over two hundred novels, including the detective series featuring Maigret

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Example Sentences

As is always the case with Simenon, psychology trumps everything else, and this movie certainly goes deep and dark.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tarr followed with “The Man From London,” which he and Krasznahorkai adapted from a novel by Georges Simenon, about a seaside railway signalman who confronts a moral quandary involving a murder mystery.

From Los Angeles Times

But the setup does seem to invite the antipathy of longtime Simenon fans by mainstreaming their favorite character and making him more or less lovably peculiar.

From The Wall Street Journal

PBS’ ‘Maigret’ follows a long line of portrayals of the Parisian fictional detective created by Georges Simenon.

From Los Angeles Times

This version is a curiosity, which gives us Maigret without the Simenon.

From Los Angeles Times