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Monsieur Monde is a successful middle-aged businessman in Paris. One morning he walks out on his life, leaving his wife asleep in bed, leaving everything. Not long after, he surfaces on the Riviera, keeping company with drunks, whores and pimps, with thieves and their marks. A whole new world,... read more
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First Sentence edit
It was five o'clock in the afternoon, or a trifle after-the minute hand was leaning slightly toward the right-on January 16, when Madame Monde swept into the waiting room at the police station, bringing with her a gust of freezing air.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin's Top 100 Classics. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Georges Simenon (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Larry McMurtry (Introduction)
- Jean Stewart (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0151620989
Page Count: 174
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0151620989
Page Count: 174
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 843.912
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