Пассажир "Полярной лилии"

The books of Georges Simenon are known all over the world. By the number of translations, he shares the first places with Hugo and Jules Verne. A master of the detective story, an incredibly prolific writer (over 400 published works!), the creator of one of the most charming detectives of the 20th century, Commissar Maigret. However, in addition to stories about the phlegmatic Parisian commissioner, Georges Simenon created many novels and short stories in a variety of genres. This volume includes the most famous of them, marked by the seal of genuine literary skill. Whether it is the mysterious disappearance of a passenger from a ship ("The Passenger of the Polar Lily"), the story of a nineteen-year-old murderer ("Mud in the Snow"), the Kafkaesque tale of an innocent man unable to justify himself ("The Death of Bella"), the reader can be sure that his waiting for a fascinating and unusual plot, bright characters and a delicate depiction of human passions. In other words, a true classic of French literature.