Death of a Harbour Master

Death of a Harbour Master (other English-language titles are Death of a Harbormaster, Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master and The Misty Harbor; French: Le Port des brumes) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

Death of a Harbour Master
AuthorGeorges Simenon
Original titleFrench: Le Port des brumes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench
SeriesInspector Jules Maigret
GenreDetective fiction, Crime fiction
PublisherFayard
Publication date
1932
Published in English
1941
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Flemish Shop 
Followed byThe Madman of Bergerac 

Other titles

The book has been published five times in English: in 1941 as Death of a Harbour Master, in 1942 as Death of a Harbor Master, in 1943 as Death of a Harbormaster, in 1989 as Maigret and the Death of a Harbor Master translated by Stuart Gilbert; in 2015 as The Misty Harbor translated by Linda Coverdale.[1]

Adaptations

The novel has been adapted three times for film and television: in English, in 1961 as The Lost Sailor, with Rupert Davies in the main role; in French, in 1996 as Maigret et le port des brumes, with Bruno Cremer in the main role, and in 1972 as Le Port des brumes with Jean Richard in the lead role; [2]

References

  1. Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 18 February 2023.
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