The Snow Was Dirty Paperback by Georges Simenon; Translated by Howard Curtis

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Books (2018-04-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 304 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780241258569
• Item Weight: 232.47 grams
• Dimensions: 7.76 x 5.12 x 0.72 cm

“A writer as comfortable with reality as with fiction, with passion as with reason.” —John Le Carré

In this brilliant new translation of Georges Simenon’s classic novel, a young man descends into a brutal world of crime

“And always the dirty snow, the heaps of snow that look rotten, with black patches and embedded garbage . . . unable to cover the filth.”

Nineteen-year-old Frank—thug, thief, son of a brothel owner—gets by surprisingly well despite living in a city under military occupation, but a warm house and a full stomach are not enough to make him feel truly alive in such a climate of deceit and betrayal. During a bleak, unending winter, he embarks on a string of violent and sordid crimes that set him on a path from which he can never return. Georges Simenon’s matchless novel is a brutal, compelling portrayal of a world without pity; a devastating journey through a psychological no man’s land.

About the Author

Georges Simenon (1903–1989) was born in Liège, Belgium. He is best known in the English-speaking world as the author of the Inspector Maigret books. His prolific output of more than four hundred novels and short stories has made him a household name in continental Europe.