Maigret's Failure

Maigret's Failure

First edition
Author	Georges Simenon
Original title	Un échec de Maigret
Translator	Daphne Woodward
Language	French
Series	Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Presses de la Cité, Hamish Hamilton
Publication date	1956
Published in English	1962
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Maigret Sets a Trap
Followed by	Maigret's Little Joke

Maigret's Failure (French: Un échec de Maigret) is a detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his famous creation Jules Maigret.

Overview

Fumal, an infamous bully and the owner of meat-packing industry, orders Maigret to protect him after he comes to believe his life is in danger. However, Maigret, who was one of Fumal's targets for offense as a child, does very little to protect the man. Later, Fumal is viciously slaughtered, Maigret finds himself being blamed for the murder, and so must go about the agonizing task of bringing the murdered butcher's killer to justice.

Publishing history

Originally published in French in 1956 by Presses de la Cité as Un Echec de Maigret, the first English translation (translated by Daphne Woodward) was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1962. It was included in two anthologies, A Maigret Quartet (1972) and A Maigret Trio (1983).^[1]

Adaptations

A BBC TV version of the book first aired on November 6, 1961, under the title Death of a Butcher with Rupert Davies playing Maigret.^[2] Jean Richard played Maigret in the 1987 French TV version^[3] and Bruno Cremer in the 2003 adaptation.^[4]

References

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