The Mahé Circle Georges Simenon Penguin Classics

\'Powerful . . . unputdownably gripping\' Guardian\'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son\'s bed, the deafening sound of cicadas\'During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahé caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him. This is the first English translation of The Mahé Circle, Simenon\'s dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession. \'Extraordinary . . . Simenon is one of the most important writers of the 20th century\' Independent Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm