Jules Maigret
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Jules Maigret (French: [ʒyl mɛɡʁɛ]), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a commissaire ("commissioner") of the Paris Brigade Criminelle (Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres), created by writer Georges Simenon. The character's full name is Jules Amédée François Maigret.[3]
Jules Maigret | |
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First appearance | The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1931) |
Last appearance | Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972) |
Created by | Georges Simenon |
Portrayed by | Numerous
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In-universe information | |
Occupation | Detective Chief Superintendent |
Family |
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Spouse |
Louise Léonard (m. 1912) |
Nationality | French |
Between 1931 and 1972, 75 novels[3] and 28 short stories[4] about Maigret were published, starting with Pietr-le-Letton ("The Strange Case of Peter the Lett") and concluding with Maigret et Monsieur Charles ("Maigret and Monsieur Charles"). With the creation of Maigret, Simenon renewed the detective novel genre. The novels and stories have been translated into more than 50 languages.[4]
The Maigret stories have also received numerous film, television and radio adaptations. Penguin Books published new translations of 75 books in the series over as many months;[3] the project was begun in November 2013 by translators David Bellos, Anthea Bell, and Ros Schwartz.[5]