Death of a Harbour Master
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Author | Georges Simenon |
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Original title | French: Le Port des brumes |
Country | Belgium |
Language | French |
Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
Genre | Detective fiction, Crime fiction |
Publisher | Fayard |
Publication date
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1932 |
Published in English
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1941 |
Media type | |
Preceded by | The Flemish Shop |
Followed by | The Madman of Bergerac |
Death of a Harbour Master (other English-language titles are Death of a Harbormaster, Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master and The Misty Harbor; French: Le Port des brumes) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.
Other titles
The book has been published five times in English: in 1941 as Death of a Harbour Master, in 1942 as Death of a Harbor Master, in 1943 as Death of a Harbormaster, in 1989 as Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master translated by Stuart Gilbert; in 2015 as The Misty Harbor translated by Linda Coverdale.[1]
Adaptations
The novel has been adapted three times for film and television: in English, in 1961 as The Lost Sailor, with Rupert Davies in the main role; in French, in 1996 as Maigret et le port des brumes, with Bruno Cremer in the main role, and in 1972 as Le Port des brumes with Jean Richard in the lead role; [2]
External links
- Maigret at trussel.com
References
- ↑ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 18 February 2023.