Interesting trivia about the Maigret author
1. Georges Simenon, creator of Maigret, is one of the most prolific novelists of all time. The Belgian author Georges Simenon (1903-1989) published over 200 novels under 17 different pseudonyms and a further 220 novels under his own name. He also produced three volumes of autobiography. However, he’s best remembered for creating the detective Jules Maigret. (What distinguishes Maigret from other detectives such as Sherlock Holmes is the fact that he doesn’t appear to use analytical ‘deduction’ to get his results. He’s more of a ‘plodder’.) Simenon was born on Friday 13 February, 1903, in Liège, Belgium. Because his mother was superstitious, his birth date was recorded a day early. To this day, Thursday 12 February is often erroneously cited as his date of birth.