A Summer Holiday (other English-language titles are No Vacation for Maigret, Maigret on Holiday, and Maigret's Holiday; French: Les Vacances de Maigret) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret. The novel was written between November 11 to November 20, 1947, in Tucson, Arizona, United States.[1] The book was published in the following year by Presses de la Cité.
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | French: Les Vacances de Maigret |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction, crime fiction |
| Publisher | Presses de la Cité |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
Published in English | 1950 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Maigret in New York |
| Followed by | Maigret's Dead Man |
Translations
editThe book has been translated into English under different titles: in 1950 as A Summer Holiday and in 1953 as No Vacation for Maigret by Geoffrey Sainsbury; in 1970 as Maigret on Holiday by Jacqueline Baldick; in 2016 as Maigret's Holiday by Ros Schwartz.[2]
The first German translation by Jean Raimond was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in 1956. The new translation by Markus Jakob was published by Diogenes Verlag in 1985.[3]
Adaptations
editThe novel has been adapted several times for cinema and television:[4]
- In French
- 1956: as Maigret en Vacances, starring Henri Norbert as Maigret;
- 1971: as Maigret en vacances, with Jean Richard in the lead role;
- 1995: as Les Vacances de Maigret, with Bruno Cremer;
- In English
- 1961: as On Holiday, starring Rupert Davies;
- In Dutch
- 1968: as Maigret met vakantie (Maigret on Holiday), starring Jan Teulings.
Bibliography
edit- Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931–1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 308-309 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)
External links
edit
- Maigret at trussel.com
References
edit- ^ Biographie de Georges Simenon 1946 à 1967 auf Toutesimenon.com, der Internetseite des Omnibus Verlags.
- ^ "Les Vacances de Maigret". Trussel.com. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Oliver Hahn: Bibliografie deutschsprachiger Ausgaben. Georges-Simenon-Gesellschaft (Hrsg.): Simenon-Jahrbuch 2003. Wehrhahn, Laatzen 2004, ISBN 3-86525-101-3, S. 66.
- ^ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 22 February 2023.
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