Maigret and the Spinster

Maigret and the Spinster (other English-language title is Cécile is Dead; French: Cécile est morte) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

Maigret and the Spinster

Author	Georges Simenon
Original title	French: Cécile est morte
Translator	Eileen Ellenbogen, Anthea Bell
Language	French
Series	Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre	Detective fiction, Crime fiction
Publisher	Gallimard
Publication date	1942
Publication place	Belgium
Published in English	1977
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Maigret in Exile
Followed by	To Any Lengths

Other titles

The book has been translated two times into English: in 1977 as Maigret and the Spinster translated by Eileen Ellenbogen and in 2015 as Cécile is Dead translated by Anthea Bell.

Adaptations

The novel has been adapted seven times for cinema and television:

In French

• 1944: as Cécile est morte, with Albert Prejean in the main role;
• 1955: as Maigret dirige l'enquête, with Maurice Manson;
• 1967: as Cécile est morte, with Jean Richard in the lead role;
• 1994: as Cécile est morte, with Bruno Cremer;

In Italian

• 1964: as Un'ombra su Maigret, with Gino Cervi in the main role;

In English

• 1963: as Poor Cecile!, with Rupert Davies;

In Russian

• 1969: as Смерть Сесили, with Boris Tenin in the lead role.

Literature

• Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 292-293 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)

External links

• Maigret at trussel.com