Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

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{{short description|1961 novel by Georges Simenon}}

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| name = Maigret and the Lazy Burglar

| title_orig = {{langx|fr|Maigret et le Voleur paresseux}}

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| image = File:Maigret_and_the_Lazy_Burglar.png

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| author = Georges Simenon

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| country = Belgium

| language = French

| series = Inspector Jules Maigret

| genre = Detective fiction, Crime fiction

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| release_date = 1961

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| media_type = Print

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| preceded_by = Maigret in Society

| followed_by = Maigret and the Black Sheep

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Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (also translated as Maigret and the Idle Burglar; {{langx|fr|Maigret et le Voleur paresseux}}) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character Inspector Jules Maigret.

Other titles

The book has been translated three times into English: in 1963 by Daphne Woodward as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar, in 2003 as Maigret and the Idle Burglar,{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/1913218.Daphne_Woodward |title=Books by Daphne Woodward |publisher=Goodreads |accessdate=14 February 2023 }} and in 2018 by Howard Curtis as Maigret and the Lazy Burglar.[https://www.trussel.com/maig/plots/parplot.htm Publication history] at trussel.com.; retrieved 14 February 2023.

Adaptations

The 81st episode of the French television series "Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret", directed by Jean-Marie Coldefy with Jean Richard in the lead role, is based on the novel.

Translations

The book is translated into the Georgian language as მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი, by Nani Madzaghua.სიმენონი, ჟ. (2017). მეგრე და შეშლილი ქალი, მეგრე და ზარმაცი ქურდი. თბილისი: პალიტრა L. {{ISBN|978-9941-24-762-0}}.

References

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Category:1961 Belgian novels

Category:Jules Maigret novels

Category:Novels set in France

Category:Novels set in the 20th century