I wanted to nominate one of Simenon's
romans durs that I've yet to read and had a hard time settling on one. I've decided on
The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon, (Siân Reynolds, tr.), in part because it's one of his best known and in part because it's cheap in the UK and the prices on these are all over the place in regard both to title and country.
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A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces.
'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion ... disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers'
Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps. Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random, and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the run asks who we are, and what we are capable of.
'Classic Simenon ... extraordinary in its evocative power' Independent
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Price in ascending order; they're the same at the Amazons:
Kobo UK £2.99 |
Kobo AU $10.99 |
Kobo CA $11.99 |
Kobo US $9.99 |
Audible US
251 pp.