Gather The Flemish House (Maigret, #15) By Georges Simenon Shown As Textbook

the Latvian Maigret,
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The Late Monsieur Gallet Maigret,
The Hanged Man of SaintPholien Maigret,
A Man's Head Maigret
The Yellow Dog Maigret
The Night at the Crossroads Maigret
A Crime in Holland Maigret
The Grand Banks Café Maigret,
The Dancer at the GaiMoulin Maigret
The TwoPenny Bar Maigret,
The Misty Harbour Maigret,
Lock No.
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The Cellars of the Majestic Maigret,
Inspector Cadaver Maigret,
Maigret Se Fache Maigret,
Maigret's Holiday Maigret,
La première enquête de Maigret Maigret,
My Friend Maigret Maigret
Maigret at the Coroner's Maigret
The Friend of Madame Maigret Maigret
Maigret and the Burglar's Wife Maigret,
Maigret's Mistake Maigret,
Maigret and the Calame Report Maigret,
Maigret si diverte Maigret,
Maigret in Court Maigret,
Maigret and the Idle Burglar Maigret,
Maigret and the Bum Maigret,
Maigret Loses His Temper Maigret,
Maigret on the Defensive Maigret,
Maigret Bides His Time Maigret
Maigret Hesitates Maigret,
Maigret's Boyhood Friend Maigret,
Maigret and the Madwoman Maigret,
Maigret and the Loner Maigret,
TR The Shadow Puppet Inspector Maigret
TR The SaintFiacre Affair Inspector Maigret
TR The Flemish House Maigret,
TR The Madman of Bergerac Inspector Maigret
TR Liberty Bar Maigret,
TR Maigret Maigret,
TR The Judge's House Maigret,
TR Cécile is Dead Maigret,
TR Signed, Picpus Maigret,
TR Félicie Maigret,
TR Maigret à New York Maigret,
TR Il morto di Maigret Maigret,
TR Maigret et la Vieille Dame Maigret,
TR Le memorie di Maigret Maigret
TR Maigret in Montmartre Maigret
TR Maigret Rents a Room Maigret
TR Maigret and the Gangsters Maigret
TR Maigret's Revolver Maigret
TR Maigret and the Man on the Bench Maigret
TR Maigret Afraid Maigret
TR Maigret Goes to School Maigret
TR Maigret et la jeune morte Maigret
TR Maigret and the Headless Corpse Maigret
TR Maigret Sets a Trap Maigret,
TR Maigret's Failure MaigretΠρόκειται για ένα από τα πιο 'στρωτά' στη δομή της πλοκής και των διαλόγων μυθιστορήματα/νουβέλες του Σιμενόν, όπου μεγάλο ενδιαφέρον παρουσιάζουν οι περιγραφές των περιοχών στα γαλλοφλαμανδικά σύνορα, αλλά καί οι διαπολιτισμικές διαφορές και υπάρχουσες προκαταλήψεις μεταξύ των Γάλλων και των Φλαμανδών, οι οποίες, κάποιες φορές, 'καυτηριάζονται' με ξεκάθαρο τρόπο από τον συγγραφέα.
Από την άλλη πλευρά, όμως, η διαλεύκανση του μυστηρίου, όσο καί η κατάληξη του βιβλίου δημιουργούν ανάμεικτες σκέψεις και συναισθήματα.

Βαθμολογία:,/ή,/.

Θα γίνει και εκτενής κριτική του βιβλίου. "Maigret tried to identify an impression that he had had since he arrived, but every time he thought he was on the point of reaching his destination, his thought became elusive.
Something had changed. But he didnt know what, And he was in a bad mood, He had the blank face, the stubborn brow of his bad days, In fact, he wanted to do something incongruous just to disrupt all the harmony that surrounded him, "

Maigret. So far the most consistent element in the Maigret novels I have read is they are more focused on character, situation, and place than a crime.
Crimes are often the starting point for Maigret, but often it is the slow unveiling of character and motive that is the most compelling part of the writing.
In the case of The Flemish House Maigret becomes involved in a case out of curiosity, not duty, While the plot is a little slim the characters are all and there is a sense of ambiguity that makes the end of the book at once satisfying and yet not fully explained.
Simenon and his creation leave us disrupted, Feb. 'Another superb Maigret crime novel, and novel of character, time, and place,

The adored son in a Flemish grocer family, whose business spans the French/Belgian border, and is in a small fishing port, has fathered a child with a local French girl.
She has disappeared, and suspicion has fallen on the Flemish family of father, mother, and three daughters, Is this because the poorer French locals envy those more successful than themselves, or is there grounds for suspicion Is the girl dead

Maigret is called in to investigate, and he quietly worms his way into understanding the people, and solving the mystery.
Great stuff.

A frustrating book out of a frustrating case for Maigret, He is called to a border town near flanders like some other Maigret book, . . which one to help out the family of a distant relative, One of the family has been accused of killing the girl he got pregnant, The family is dutch chilly cold and emotionless and all their hopes in the accused son, Maigret is rather unattractive in the way he treats the local police inspector he is unofficially there and doesn't tell him much and practically makes fun of him not too nice.
Finally it turns out to be one of the remarkably icy sisters / daughter who brained the girl with a hammer ! while feeling, . . nothing. Dark. Amiben Maigrett majdnem meglincselik, pedig nem is tehet semmiről és nem is nyomoz hivatalosan,
Ahogy Maigretnek, úgy nekem is a holland nyomozása jutott eszembe a sztoriról, Sok hasonlóság van a két ügyben, ami nem jelent hátrányt, Tök jó volt megint elmerülni egy icipici közösségben, akik az unalomig kiismerték egymást és csak az újra és újra kocsmákba betévedő hajósok tudnak színt vinni az életükbe vagy egy gyilkosság, mint most is.
A kisváros legdrámaibb ügye egy tizenegy évvel ezelőtti szeméremsértés volt, most pedig egy gyilkos bújkál közöttük, így történelmi pillanatokat élnek meg.
Kiki a maga vérmérséklete szerint reagálja le az ügyet a kisvárosban, így a lincshangulattól, a félelmen át, a rettenetes nyugalomig mindenfajta érzelemmel találkozni.
Maigret először unatkozik, majd egyre bosszúsabb és türelmetlenebb lesz, A helyi nyomozó no comment, ehhez mérten kezeli is a felügyelő, Rájön az igazságra, majd egy szó nélkül hazamegy feleségéhez Párizsba, a helyiekre hagyva a többit,
Jó volt ez is, mint eddig minden Maigret, jöhet a következő, Continuo la maratona Maigret ed eccoci alesimo romanzo sul celebre commissario di polizia francese, anche stavolta in trasferta: prende il treno e arriva a Givet, una cittadina francese che confina col Belgio ed è attraversata dal fiume Mosa.
Qua Maigret viene accolto dall'unica famiglia fiamminga del paese, i Peeters, dove proverà ad indagare per scagionare i sospetti che tutti gli abitanti hanno su di loro, visto che è scomparsa una ragazza, Germaine, che ha avuto un bambino col figlio dei fiamminghi, Joseph, e l'ultima volta è stata vista proprio entrare nella loro casa.
La famiglia Peeters era contraria a un matrimonio riparatore perché la ragazza scomparsa apparteneva a una povera famiglia di operai e perché Joseph era già promesso sposo della benestante cugina Marguerite.
A chiedere l'aiuto di Maigret è stata Anna, sorella di Joseph, Fin dall'inizio il nostro commissario trova un clima ostile perché gli abitanti vedono in lui un vero e proprio nemico, un poliziotto di parigini che viene a difendere i fiamminghi.
Naturalmente egli scoprirà i motivi della scomparsa della ragazza e chi è stato il colpevole e deciderà la sua umanità a fare una scelta contro le regole.


In questo romanzo possiamo comprendere lo stile di Maigret: più che fare delle indagini egli si muove sulle atmosfere e giungerà a scoprire il colpevole guidato dal suo intuito.
Come ho già detto in una passata recensione su Maigret, egli è come una spugna: assorbe tutto ciò che lo circonda, i dialoghi, le atmosfere, gli odori, le persone e quasi sempre frequenta il bar del paese, luogo dove ci si conosce e dove quasi tutti passano anche solo per un caffè o per scambiare due chiacchiere.
Gli assassini che ci pennella Simenon è gente comune che spesso appartiene alla classe operaia, non troveremo mai un genio del male che complotta e organizza chissà quale omicidio, ma il delitto si rifà al dramma di esistere e spesso sopravvivere al quotidiano, e quasi sempre l'assassino o lo diventa per sbaglio, o una tragedia lo porta a quel gesto estremo.
Un'altra caratteristica di Simenon è quella di farci entrare dentro le case, facendoci osservare quelle situazioni familiari che avvengono in esse,



Gewohnt souveräner Krimi, Simenon fasziniert wieder einmal mit seinem reduzierten Stil, der aber eine ungemein dichte Atmosphäre produziert, Most of the classical mystery authors I know about are either Americans or British, So discovering an author who's none of those two categories is always interesting for me, And this Belgium Author didn't disappoint me at all,

A typical golden age mystery set in Givet, a small town which lies on the border between Belgium and France, The story revolves around the Peeters, a Flemish family who run a grocery shop and a bar, and who are accused of murdering a local girl named Germaine Piedbeouf.
The girl had a child and she claims that Joseph Peeters the eldest son of the Peeters is the father since they had a relationship in the past.
So every month she goes to the Flemish house to collect the money for child support, However, on therd of January, she went missing and the last time she was seen was on her way to the Flemish house, Which makes them the prime suspects.


Chief Inspector Maigret is sent there form Paris unofficially on the request of one of his wife's cousins who's a friend of the Peeters to investigate the matter and put it to an end once and for all.
However, a lot of secrets start emerging as he digs deeper into the Case, and the ending took me by surprise A short take:

Maigret solves a mystery by taking in the daily rhythms of the place where the crime went down in this case, Maigret is in Flemish territory, and the mishmash of French and Flemish culture in interwar Europe makes for a fascinating setting.
I do believe that I adore this series and I am so happy that so many books remain, Ένα αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα όπου ο επιθεωρητής Μαιγκρε πρέπει να διελευκανει. Η υπόθεση εξελίσσεται στο Givet. . στα σύνορα της Γαλλίας και Βελγίου πολλοι οι ύποπτοι και το πτώμα δεν υπάρχει . I can not imagine a more dramatic way of showing the difference in the expectations of the read of mysteries than to compare the Maigret series with the Deborah Knott series.
Simenon has his hero just walk around the town or the community and watches, He seldom asks a lot of questions, He is rarely interested in the clues that his subordinates bring to him, There is a lot of description of facial expressions, body posture, sweating, and description of inter family reactions, In this one he paints a picture of a flemish family on the border of France which has developed a

whole kind of hero worship of their son.
The idolize him until he gets a local "working girl" with child, They try to pretend that it is nothing, The older daughter is constantly described as stiff, rigid, poised, without affect, and very proper, I supposed you could say there are clues given so that the reader might figure out who the guilty party is but it is not like our modern mysteries.
I am not sure why I keep reading these except that they are short and quickly read, I suppose also that it is interesting to read "thrillers" written from, Clear, simple, expertly done. A very good introduction to Maigret, in fact Sommer in den Bergen und es regnet und was ich eigentlich lesen will, will ich nicht so schnell lesen, wie ich lesen will, also nehme ich etwas aus dem Regal, das in der Stube des Ferienhauses steht, vermutlich zu genau dem Zweck.
Die Vögel Europas“, Märchen aus dem Bündnerland“, ein paar Bildbände, Wanderführer, ein Tablar mit Belletristik, Martin Suter, Patrick Süskind, Georges Simenon.
Ich habe lange keinen Krimi gelesen und ich lese diesen hier in einem Zug und durchaus mit Vergnügen, Die Handlung treibt alles, meist über Dialoge, Beschreibungen nur knapp und keinerlei Introspektion, die Charakterisierungen träf, die Stimmung passend: Es regnet und die Leiche schwimmt im Hochwasser der Maas.
Wäre Simenon nicht sowieso schon bekannt, berühmt und beliebt, würde ich ihm vielleicht vier Sterne geben, In dem Regal stehen noch drei oder vier weitere Bücher von ihm, Mal sehen. Noch regnet es. Maigret arrives in Givet, a small town on the border separating France and Belgium, His is not on official business, A letter from one of his wifes cousins has forwarded a request from her brotherinlaw that he assist Anna Peeters, the daughter of a Flemish family that runs a grocery store and bar in Givet.
The Peeters family, whom Maigret views as lower middle class, are considered rich foreigners in this small port city on the Meuse River, Joseph Peeters, Annas brother, has carried on a long term affair with a local girl, Germaine Piedbeouf, They have a son now just over two years old, The Peeters pay child support, but Germaine has not been seen since the night she went to collect from the family now almost a month ago.
There is no body, so murder, suicide, or a decision to run away all remain possibilities, The town has decided on murder, During the affair, after the birth of the child, and in the present circumstances, Joseph has remained engaged to his lovely cousin, Marguerite,

Maigret is capable of solving the crime, but even while he meddles in everyones affairs and uncovers clues, the whole thing remains “not his job.
” He is, however, drawn in by the “tragedy and the meanness of the whole affair, ”

And Maigret hurried off again through the rain, into the darkness, It wasnt an investigation. It had not starting point, no foundation,
There were only a handful of humans each getting on with their own lives in the little windswept town,
Perhaps they were all sincere, But perhaps one of them concealed a tormented soul, frightened to death at the thought of the bulky form roaming these streets at night,