Omnibus edition containing (1) The Fate of the Malous [1951] translated by Denis George, and (2) Account Unsettled [aka The Fugitive 1954] translated by Tony White. The Fate of the Malous When Eugene Malou killed himself no one, not even his family, felt genuine sorrow. Except Alain, the youngest son, who tried to discover what kind of man his father really was. But in his search for the truth Alain suffered doubt, fear, even disgust, before he could look with sympathy on his father's mistakes and weaknesses. Here is an unusually enthralling story strongly influenced by Simenon's affection for the lonely and the young. Account Unsettled Elie's passion for Louise was shattered by rich and handsome Michel, and their sickening embraces convinced Elie that his rival was too happy to live. One foggy night there was an explosion and Michel crumpled up on the pavement. But Elie, too cowardly to fire a second shot, had the same terrible decision to make again - twent-five years later and four thousand miles away, in Arizona! This intensely real account of a young man's frustration and revenge completes a superb double Simenon that shows the master craftsman at his best and provides a reading feast you will be sure to enjoy. Fate of the Malou's " ... a poignant study of how grief and hardship can give to a boy a man's tolerance and understanding." DAILY TELEGRAPH " ... brilliantly done" SUNDAY TIMES Account Unsettled " ... Unique blend of realism and melodrama" SUNDAY TIMES " ... one of the author's fascinating psychological studies." THE SCOTSMAN
Author
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (1903 – 1989) was a Belgian writer. A prolific author who published nearly 500 novels and numerous short works, Simenon is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. Although he never resided in Belgium after 1922, he remained a Belgian citizen throughout his life. Simenon was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, capable of writing 60 to 80 pages per day. His oeuvre includes nearly 200 novels, over 150 novellas, several autobiographical works, numerous articles, and scores of pulp novels written under more than two dozen pseudonyms. Altogether, about 550 million copies of his works have been printed. He is best known, however, for his 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring Commissaire Maigret. The first novel in the series, Pietr-le-Letton, appeared in 1931; the last one, Maigret et M. Charles, was published in 1972. The Maigret novels were translated into all major languages and several of them were turned into films and radio plays. Two television series (1960-63 and 1992-93) have been made in Great Britain. During his "American" period, Simenon reached the height of his creative powers, and several novels of those years were inspired by the context in which they were written (Trois chambres à Manhattan (1946), Maigret à New York (1947), Maigret se fâche (1947)). Simenon also wrote a large number of "psychological novels", such as La neige était sale (1948) or Le fils (1957), as well as several autobiographical works, in particular Je me souviens (1945), Pedigree (1948), Mémoires intimes (1981). In 1966, Simenon was given the MWA's highest honor, the Grand Master Award. In 2005 he was nominated for the title of De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian). In the Flemish version he ended 77th place. In the Walloon version he ended 10th place.
