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The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien
- Inspector Maigret; Book 4
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Georges Simenon's haunting tale about the lengths to which people will go to escape from guilt, translated by Linda Coverdale as part of the new Penguin Maigret series.
A first ink drawing showed a hanged man swinging from a gallows on which perched an enormous crow. And there were at least twenty other etchings and pen or pencil sketches that had the same leitmotif of hanging.
On the edge of a forest: a man hanging from every branch. A church steeple: beneath the weathercock, a human body dangling from each arm of the cross... Below another sketch were written four lines from François Villon's Ballade of the Hanged Men.
On a trip to Brussels, Maigret unwittingly causes a man's suicide, but his own remorse is overshadowed by the discovery of the sordid events that drove the desperate man to shoot himself.
Georges Simenon was born in Liège, Belgium, in 1903. Best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret books, his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.
Linda Coverdale is the awarding-winning translator of many French works and has been honoured with the title of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution to French literature.
Critic Reviews
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century... Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories" ( Guardian)
"A supreme writer... unforgettable vividness" ( Independent)
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- Adam Shields
- 04-04-16
Psychological study more than murder mystery
The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien is the third book in the Inspector Maigret series, although mislabeled #4 at both Audible and Amazon. I accidentally read it before the second book (which is labeled #3).
Maigret is on a trip for his work when he notices a man mailing large bundles of money. Because he is curious, Maigret follows the man, assuming that he is a crook of some sort. Eventually the man commits suicide and Maigret has to solve the case, both to find out what has happened and to see if Maigret's own involvement was the cause of the suicide.
This is not a murder mystery as much as a psychological book exploring the way that guilt drives our actions. It is right along the type of writing I like to read with mysteries. This is quick enough to read in a couple days without much problem.
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- Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe
- 07-05-18
A psychological mystery
In <strong>The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien</strong> by Georges Simenon, Detective Chief Inspector Maigret is on a train when he sees a man acting curiously. So Maigret follows the man to Brussels, where he gets a room adjoining the first man's room in a cheap motel. Spying through the keyhole, Maigret sees the man put a gun to his mouth and pull the trigger.
Maigret spends the rest of the book trying to get to the bottom of why the man, identified as Louis Genais, would have killed himself. A group of men whom Maigret met in Brussels seems to show up wherever Maigret goes, leading him to suspect potential danger and the source of his answer.
<strong>The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien</strong> is not a typical murder mystery, since the victim committed suicide. Rather, it is a psychological examination into the purpose for the man's having taken his life as well as the men threatening while still running away from Maigret.
Gareth Armstrong performs the audio edition of this book. I like the way he portrays the inspector, who comes across as a man of true authority. We hear strong expression used throughout the book, while Armstrong's voices for each of the characters suit them well.
I thought <strong>The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien</strong> was a fascinating book, a study in human nature. Maigret proves to be an interesting character who performs creative research that kept me listening. I give this book four stars.
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- cpk
- 02-02-20
Convoluted, cerebral. Very well-performed.
I found this a challenging, convoluted, and "cerebral" story. It is more about Maigret than anything else: Maigret is a relentless, but not an "action-oriented" detective, so things keep moving along through a combination of ambiance, procedural detail, characterization and basic story-telling until the pieces fall together at the very end. Very interesting and satisfying as a "slow read". The narrator's delivery appears to fit the character to a tee.
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- Catherine
- 03-01-14
A compelling great listen
There is a moral line that is explored in the Hanged Man through the unearthing of why a poor young man commits suicide alone in a hotel room. it is hard to review without alighting upon spoilers... So, Simenon's Maigret uses silence to insist others speak, at one point until a bar closes at another until a candle burns down. These changes of pace from quietness to the immediacy of the moment (oh yes, what does happen in a thrilIer when the light goes out...) are compelling. I would love to see this as a series - with the mood of Branagh's Wallander or 'the killing'. It is very atmospheric, well read and with a denouement I just daren't spoil...
I enjoyed every minute and it left me thinking about Maigret's actions afterwards.
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- Monsieur Ghost
- 07-07-14
The follies of youth
If you could sum up The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien in three words, what would they be?
Regret, Regret, Regret
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien?
Not spoiling it for everyone, and thus not giving any details, but has to be Maigrets unwitting involvement in the death of somebody, the conclusion of the story and the significance of the hanged man
What about Gareth Armstrong’s performance did you like?
He is a proper voice actor, who manages to convey the right atmosphere every time.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The end - thinking of the children.
Any additional comments?
In some ways one of the more grim books of Simenon featuring Maigret, who this time finds himself more than a little involved in the whole sorry business and in a serious predicament as what to do in the end.
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- Harrow
- 11-30-17
A master craftsman
A short book, and the better for it.
Relatively little happens ( in comparison to a typical crime novel ) but the precise and measured way in which the themes are developed and explored is exceptional.
Simenon completely blurs any distinction between crime and literature. Another reason he should be celebrated.
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