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'''''Maigret at the Crossroads''''' ({{Lang-fr|La Nuit du carrefour}}) is a [[detective novel]] by the [[Belgian]] writer [[Georges Simenon]]. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature [[Maigret|Inspector Maigret]] in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction.
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| preceded_by = [[Maigret and the Yellow Dog]]
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'''''Maigret at the Crossroads''''' ({{Lang-fr|La Nuit du carrefour}}) is a [[detective novel]] by the [[Belgians|Belgian]] writer [[Georges Simenon]]. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature [[Maigret|Inspector Maigret]] in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction.


==Premise==
The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg, a [[Jewish]] diamond merchant, in a place outside [[Paris]] known as the Three Widows' Crossroads. The cast of characters includes:
The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg, a [[Jewish]] diamond merchant, in a place outside [[Paris]] known as the Three Widows' Crossroads.

==Characters==
The cast of characters includes:
* Carl Andersen and Else Andersen, an aristocratic [[Denmark|Danish]] duo who live in a secluded house at the crossroads
* Carl Andersen and Else Andersen, an aristocratic [[Denmark|Danish]] duo who live in a secluded house at the crossroads
* Monsieur Michonnet, an [[insurance agent]] in whose car the body of Goldberg was found
* Monsieur Michonnet, an [[insurance agent]] in whose car the body of Goldberg was found
* Monsieur Oscar, the owner of the service station at the crossroads
* Monsieur Oscar, the owner of the service station at the crossroads


==Translation==
Originally written in [[French language|French]], the novel was translated into [[English language|English]] by [[Robert Baldick]] and published by [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] in 1963. It was dramatized in film form by [[Jean Renoir]] when he shot [[Night at the Crossroads]].
Originally written in [[French language|French]], the novel was translated into [[English language|English]] by [[Robert Baldick]] and published by [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] in 1963. In 2014 Penguin published a new translation by [[Linda Coverdale]], titled The Night at the Crossroads.


==In other media==
It was dramatized as ''[[Night at the Crossroads]]'' in 1932 in a film written and directed by [[Jean Renoir]], starring the director's brother [[Pierre Renoir]] as [[Inspector Maigret]]<ref>[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:162387~T00 Allmovie: La Nuit du Carrefour]</ref> and in 2017 in the [[Maigret (2016 TV series)|later ITV series]], starring [[Rowan Atkinson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rees|first=Jasper|title=Maigret's Night at the Crossroads review - 'more straight faces from Rowan Atkinson'|url=https://theartsdesk.com/tv/maigrets-night-crossroads-review-more-straight-faces-rowan-atkinson|publisher=[[The Arts Desk]]|date=17 April 2017|accessdate=4 January 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.trussel.com/f_maig.htm Maigret] at trussel.com

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Latest revision as of 00:59, 5 February 2024

Maigret at the Crossroads
First edition (publ. Fayard)
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original title(Fr.) La Nuit Du Carrefour
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction
Published1931 A. Fayard
Publication placeBelgium
Media typePrint
Preceded byMaigret and the Yellow Dog 
Followed byMaigret in Holland 

Maigret at the Crossroads (French: La Nuit du carrefour) is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Published in 1931, it is one of the earliest novels to feature Inspector Maigret in the role of the chief police investigator, a character that has since become one of the best-known detectives in fiction.

Premise

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The plot of the novel is driven by the murder of Isaac Goldberg, a Jewish diamond merchant, in a place outside Paris known as the Three Widows' Crossroads.

Characters

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The cast of characters includes:

  • Carl Andersen and Else Andersen, an aristocratic Danish duo who live in a secluded house at the crossroads
  • Monsieur Michonnet, an insurance agent in whose car the body of Goldberg was found
  • Monsieur Oscar, the owner of the service station at the crossroads

Translation

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Originally written in French, the novel was translated into English by Robert Baldick and published by Penguin in 1963. In 2014 Penguin published a new translation by Linda Coverdale, titled The Night at the Crossroads.

In other media

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It was dramatized as Night at the Crossroads in 1932 in a film written and directed by Jean Renoir, starring the director's brother Pierre Renoir as Inspector Maigret[1] and in 2017 in the later ITV series, starring Rowan Atkinson.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Allmovie: La Nuit du Carrefour
  2. ^ Rees, Jasper (17 April 2017). "Maigret's Night at the Crossroads review - 'more straight faces from Rowan Atkinson'". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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