The Venice Train

Georges Simenon, Ros Schwartz

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Penguin
05 September 2022

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Classic crime; Fiction in translation

A gripping new translation of Simenon's cinematic tale of greed, guilt and the cruel workings of fate

'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly find his forehead bathed in sweat, a tightness in his chest, and at those times, feeling everyone's eyes on him was unbearable.'

When an unusually inquisitive stranger strikes up conversation with Justin Calmar on the train home from a family holiday, his sun-drenched memories are overshadowed by an event that will change his life forever. As he travels alone through northern Italy and Switzerland, his carefully constructed life as an upright citizen begins to unravel, revealing secret motivations and hidden impulses that threaten to overwhelm him.

Originally published in 1965, shortly after Simenon moved into the spacious new home he had built in

palinges, Switzerland, this chilling novel is a powerful exploration of the fragility of the human psyche.

By: Georges Simenon
Translated by: Ros Schwartz
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9780241544228
ISBN 10: 024154422X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Georges Simenon was born in Liege, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and 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.