RARA-AVIS: Re: paul theroux on simenon

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--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, sonny <sforstater@...> wrote:
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http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3539880.ece
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> intro to nyrb edition of 'the widow'
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Thanks, very good article. Simenon didn't win the Nobel, neither did Greene, and probably Leonard won't either. What a shame. Maybe Cormac McCarthy will win it. That would be a satisfaction for many hardboiled fans.

As to Simenon, he was outstanding. Yes, he was prolific, but I have not encountered any second-rate stuff by him. He kept Maigret going through character and the Maigrets remained interesting, quite the feat.

Best,

mrt

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