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Mr. Hire's Engagement - (Romans Durs) by Georges Simenon (Paperback)

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  • "I always have a Simenon close at hand.
  • About the Author: Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium.
  • 160 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
  • Series Name: Romans Durs

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"I always have a Simenon close at hand. In my youth I adored his Maigret books; nowadays I prefer his 'hard novels, ' as he called them, in which his mastery of human psychology is laid plain." --Julian Barnes

Georges Simenon's chilling portrayal of tragic love, persecution, and betrayal.

One sensed in him neither flesh nor bone, nothing but soft, flaccid matter, so soft and so flaccid that his movements were hard to make out. Very red lips stood out from his orb-like face, as did the thin moustache that he curled with an iron but that looked as if it had been drawn on with India ink; on his cheekbones were the symmetrical pink dots of a doll's cheeks.

People find Mr. Hire strange, disconcerting. The tenants he shares his building with try to avoid him. He is a Peeping Tom, a visitor of prostitutes, a dealer in unsavory literature. He is also the prime suspect for a brutal murder that he did not commit. Yet Mr. Hire's innocence will not stand in the way of those looking for a scapegoat as tragedy unfolds in this quietly devastating and deeply unnerving work from Georges Simenon.



About the Author



Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. An intrepid traveler with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand--and not to judge--the human condition in all its shades. His books include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon.

Anna Moschovakis has translated books by Albert Cossery, Annie Ernaux, Robert Bresson, and Marcelle Sauvageot, among others. Her novel Eleanor, or The Rejection of the Progress of Love was published in 2018.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Series Title: Romans Durs
Publisher: Picador USA
Theme: Suspense
Format: Paperback
Author: Georges Simenon
Language: English
Street Date: April 14, 2026
TCIN: 1003286094
UPC: 9781250420251
Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-4837
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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