Georges Simenon is a very famous writer who became famous for his works in the genre of detective. The writer worked a lot under various pseudonyms.
Writer Biography
Georges Simenon was born on February 13, 1903 in the Belgian city of Liege.
The father of the writer was a simple employee in an insurance company. The family in which the young writer grew up was very religious, so the boy attended church every week from early childhood. Over the years, Georges Simenon lost faith in God and ceased even to the church at all. Mother hoped that the young man would connect his life with church service, but fate decreed completely differently.
In the life of the writer there were a lot of events that predetermined his fate and forever pushed him into the literary field.
Choosing a Life Path
In the hostel where the family lived, many rooms were rented to students. Among these students there were a lot of Russians. It was Russian students who introduced Georges Simenon to literature, showing him the wealth of Russian classics. Presented literary masterpieces very interested in the boy. This is what determined the fate of the writer.
Development step
Georges Simenon never thought about seriously connecting his life with literary activity. As a young man, Georges chose journalism for himself. At the same time, George Simenon did not have much interest in newspapers and magazines. Simenon presented his entire future career as a journalist as Gaston Leroux described it: a famous writer in the genre of detective.
Sudden circumstances
When Simenon was still a student, news came from home about a serious illness of his father. Georges had to leave education. He served in the army, and then went to Paris. The writer's father passed away, and the young man hoped to start a new life in a big city.
The first steps in creativity
For some time, settling down in Paris, Simenon worked in various newspaper publishers, where he wrote small reviews and articles. At this time, George was very interested in literature. He read a lot and developed in the cultural sphere.
Once Simenon came to the idea that he could write a novel himself, which would not be worse than those that he reads. It was this decision that prompted Georges to write his own novels, the first of which was "The typist’s novel." This was the first book of Georges Simenon. After the publication of this work, the writer created more than three hundred novels.
Further creativity
After the book was successful, the writer began to continue to create. Detectives Georges Simenon for a long time remained in the shadows. This was surprising: for many years the writer was married to a famous artist who rose from the very bottom of her career ladder. When Simenon’s wife had successes as an artist, he jokingly said that together they would be famous all over the world. But time passed, and only George's wife achieved career success.
Today there are 425 novels written by Georges Simenon. The most famous novel of the writer was the detective "Commissar Megre." Readers love it today.
Commissioner Maigret
In 1929, the legendary detective novel Simenon "Peters Latvian" was published, which told about the life of policeman Megre. In the center of the plot are two twin boys. One of the boys was always superior in everything to the other. Despite the fact that as a child this young man was very smart, and at school he was distinguished by his excellent academic performance, over the years he proved to be an experienced and sensible fraudster. Year after year, he achieved new heights, and once he reached its zenith - he managed to concentrate in his hands power over all strong gangs.
The second brother at that time dreamed of becoming a famous playwright, and suffered constant humiliation from his twin, but once decided to change his fate, posing as a successful brother. The scam would probably have been successful if it had not been for the timely intervention of Commissioner Megreet.