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Homage to Simenon. The prowler of Tourtour

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Simenon, Georges (Joseph Christian) (b. Feb. 13, 1903, Liège, Belgium. Sept. 4, 1989, Lausanne, Switz.), Belgian-French novelist whose prolific output surpassed that of any of his contemporaries, and who was perhaps the most widely published author of the 20th century. Simenon began working on a local newspaper at age 16, and at 19 he went to Paris determined to be successful. Typing some 80 pages each day, he wrote, between 1923 and 1933, more than 200 books of pulp fiction under 16 different pseudonyms, the sales of which soon made him a millionaire. The first novel to appear under his own name was Pietr-le-Letton (1931; The Case of Peter the Lett), in which he introduced the imperturbable, pipe-smoking Parisian police inspector Jules Maigret to fiction. Simenon went on to write about 80 more detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret, as well as about 130 psychological novels. His total literary output consisted of about 425 books that were translated into some 50 languages and which sold more than 600 million copies worldwide. In 1967 the publication of Simenon's complete works began in France and Italy. Simenon's Inspector Maigret is one of the best-known characters in detective fiction. Unlike those fictional detectives who rely on their immense deductive powers, Maigret solved murders using mainly his psychological intuition and a patiently sought, compassionate understanding of the perpetrator's motives and emotional makeup. Besides psychological novels and detective stories, Simenon's other books include short-story collections and autobiographical works. Simenon's central theme is the isolated existence of the neurotic, abnormal individual. Employing a style of rigorous simplicity, he evokes a prevailing atmosphere of neurotic tensions with sharp economy. Simenon lived in the United States for more than a decade from 1945, and later in France and Switzerland. (“The prowler of Tourtour” is an invention of my share) Georges Simenon est né à Liège, ma ville natale, rue Léopold près de la fameuse place saint Lambert. "le rôdeur de Tourtour" n'est pas un nouveau Maigret, les habitués de Simenon se rendent compte que j'ai imaginé ce titre pour les besoins de la cause.

Comments (28)


lil_t

1:39AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Excellent photo... and info! Love the B&W... such a mood, here! :)

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Doriutz

2:28AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Magnifique N/B photo et intéressante information :)

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SapUS59

4:04AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

WOW !! fantastic capture and awesome in B/W too, the story is just as fascinating, great work.

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Jofurowa

4:22AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Très belle ambiance nocturne. Le personnage sous-exposé (pour ne pas dire tout noir) en arrière plan ajoute une touche de mystère.

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timtripp

6:09AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

superb image!

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durleybeachbum

6:26AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Marvellous pic!!

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G_Mansco

6:34AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Fascinating capture. Really splendid ;O)

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thecytron

8:34AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Very good B&W photo!

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furuta

9:39AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Wonderful image. excellent capture!!

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MrsRatbag

11:00AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Beautiful image - well done!

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annie5

11:12AM | Tue, 03 June 2008

Magnifique scène..mais je ne savais pas que tu maîtrisais si bien l'anglais Émile! :)

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nikolais

12:13PM | Tue, 03 June 2008

magnificant!

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micturn

1:56AM | Wed, 04 June 2008

Excellent!

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Fruit_Passion

9:59AM | Wed, 04 June 2008

Une scène qui porte bien son nom. Jack l'inventreur n'est peut être pas loin tout peu arriver .. quand la nuit est tombé. Bravo pour le clic

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junge1

2:40PM | Wed, 04 June 2008

Superb image! It could be right out of one of his books. Simenon is one of my favorite authors. I don't know the titles, but one book dealt with three stories in the Belgian Congo and Central Africa, another about a couple that ran away because of murder, sailed through the Panama Canal and spent on rainy season in Guayaquil, Ecuador before moving on to Tahiti. His stories were spell-binding and the descriptions of the local conditions, customs, climatic and geographic, were educational, especially for a kid stuck inside during cold and miserable days in Germany. Thanks for the background, Sig...

aquablue

12:27AM | Thu, 05 June 2008

Bel hommage mon ami !!! Excellent atmosphère et parfait cadrage pour cette scène de nuit....... J'ai comme l'impression que c'est un nouveau montage et que ton personnage n'était pas à cette place dans l'original......car pour moi son ombre n'est pas 100% juste par rapport à la lumière !

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Milouv

1:09AM | Thu, 05 June 2008

aquablue a gagné le 2me concours du jour, effectivement le personnage a été ajouté, Je me rends compte que je n'ai pas suffisamment soigné l'ombre. Je suis déçu de cette découverte....mais content pour notre amis perspicace. Concernant le commentaire en anglais, hélas trois fois hélas je suis bien incapable d'écrire aussi bien en anglais Annie. Je me suis inspiré d'un texte déjà rédigé dans la langue de Shakespeare et puis j'ai été corrigé par Michèle qui maîtrise vraiment la langue de nos amis américains.

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GiMi53

2:01PM | Sat, 07 June 2008

Cette photo nocturne est un chef d'oeuvre, avec ou sans l'ajout du personnage noir ! BRAVO Emile !

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KarmaSong

2:45AM | Sun, 08 June 2008

Très belle photo, et une magnifique illustration de l'atmosphère des enquêtes du commissaire Maigret. Une vraie réussite. J'en redemande, bravo Emile!

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mtc

11:27AM | Wed, 11 June 2008

Voilà une bien belle image en NB, et qui restitue une très bonne ambiance nocturne, notamment grace à l' éclairage et aux reflets de l' avant plan. Le personnage, bien sombre contribue fortement à nous donner une impression de mystère.. Bref, c' est chouette.

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lior

6:16AM | Thu, 12 June 2008

Une image plus que magnifique : un type d'image que l'on ne voit pas assez souvent à Renderosity!5* Une image qui va tout droit vers mes fav!

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tetsu-pino

9:25PM | Mon, 16 June 2008

So cool B/W capture!! Splendid atmospheric picture.

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MaraP

4:23AM | Tue, 01 July 2008

Excellent atmosphere!! Great shot!!

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Elcet

12:16AM | Wed, 02 July 2008

Hmm… Je pense que tu aurais dû faire une ombre plus courte et plus floue. mais enfin ce détail je ne l'aurais jamais vu si les précédents comentateurs ne l'avaient pas pointé… L'ajout du perso est vraiment à mon sens un plus très appréciable mais bien sûr les autres éléments de l'image sont vraiment magnifiques. C'est donc une très grande réussite, 5 stars sans hésiter!

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Richardphotos

3:02PM | Sat, 09 August 2008

outstanding night capture and obvious mood

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Mondwin

11:15AM | Fri, 29 August 2008

Très magnifique photo...bravissimo!V:DDD.Ciao Whylma

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sema_fox

9:57AM | Sat, 06 September 2008

хорошее построение фотографии, грамотно. Очень лаконично! Good construction of a photo, competently. Very laconically!

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e-brink

11:30PM | Mon, 08 December 2008

Superb image - with outstanding composition and atmosphere.


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ISO Speed1600
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