Maigret and the Toy Village

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1944 novel by Georges Simenon

Maigret and the Toy Village

Author| Georges Simenon
Original title| French: Félicie est là
Translator| Eileen Ellenbogen, David Coward
Language| French
Series| Inspector Jules Maigret
Genre| Detective fiction, Crime fiction
Publisher| Gallimard

Publication date

| 1944
Publication place| Belgium

Published in English

| 1978
Media type| Print
Preceded by| To Any Lengths
Followed by| Maigret's Rival

Maigret and the Toy Village (other English-language title is Félicie; French: Félicie est là) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon, featuring his character inspector Jules Maigret.

## Translations

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The book has been translated two times into English: in 1978 as Maigret and the Toy Village by Eileen Ellenbogen and in 2015 as Félicie by David Coward.[1]

## Adaptations

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The novel has been adapted several times for cinema and television:[2]

In French

* 1968: as Félicie est là, with Jean Richard in the lead role;
* 2002: as La Maison de Félicie, with Bruno Cremer;

In English

* 1962: as Love from Felicie, with Rupert Davies;
* 1993: as Maigret and the Maid with Michael Gambon

In Japanese

* 1978: as Keishi to gārufurendo (警視とガールフレンド), with Kinya Aikawa in Maigret's role;

In Dutch

* 1968: as Maigret en het meisje voor dag en nacht, with Jan Teulings.

## Literature

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* Maurice Piron, Michel Lemoine, L'Univers de Simenon, guide des romans et nouvelles (1931-1972) de Georges Simenon, Presses de la Cité, 1983, p. 302-303 ISBN 978-2-258-01152-6 (in French)

## External links

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* Novels portal

* Maigret at trussel.com

## References

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1. ^ Publication history at trussel.com.; retrieved 20 February 2023.
2. ^ Film history at trussel.com.; retrieved 20 February 2023.

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Georges Simenon

* Bibliography

Jules Maigret
novels|

* The Strange Case of Peter the Lett (1931)
* The Crime at Lock 14 (1931)
* The Death of Monsieur Gallet (1931)
* The Crime of Inspector Maigret (1931)
* A Battle of Nerves (1931)
* Maigret and the Yellow Dog (1931)
* Maigret at the Crossroads (1931)
* The Sailors' Rendezvous (1931)
* Maigret at the Gai-Moulin (1931)
* Guinguette by the Seine (1931)
* The Shadow in the Courtyard (1932)
* Maigret Goes Home (1932)
* The Flemish Shop (1932)
* Death of a Harbour Master (1932)
* The Madman of Bergerac (1932)
* Maigret in Exile (1940)
* Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (1942)
* Maigret and the Spinster (1942)
* To Any Lengths (1944)
* Maigret and the Toy Village (1944)
* Maigret in Retirement (1947)
* Maigret in New York (1947)
* A Summer Holiday (1948)
* Maigret's Dead Man (1948)
* Maigret's First Case (1948)
* My Friend Maigret (1949)
* Maigret and the Coroner (1949)
* Maigret and the Old Lady (1950)
* Madame Maigret's Own Case (1950)
* Maigret's Memoirs (1950)
* Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper (1950)
* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife (1951)
* Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters (1951)
* Maigret's Revolver (1952)
* Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard (1953)
* Maigret's Mistake (1953)
* Maigret Goes to School (1954)
* Maigret and the Headless Corpse (1955)
* Maigret Sets a Trap (1955)
* Maigret's Failure (1956)
* Maigret Has Scruples (1958)
* Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (1961)
* Maigret and the Saturday Caller (1962)
* Maigret and the Dosser (1963)
* Maigret on the Defensive (1964)
* The Patience of Maigret (1965)
* Maigret Hesitates (1968)
* Maigret and the Killer (1969)
* Maigret and the Mad Woman (1970)
* Maigret and the Loner (1971)
* Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1972)

Other novels|

* Les Fiançailles de M. Hire (1933)
* The Night Club (1933)
* Tropic Moon (1933)
* Chit of a Girl (1938)
* The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By (1938)
* Le Bourgmestre de Furnes (1939)
* The Strangers in the House (1940)
* Strange Inheritance (1941)
* La Veuve Couderc (1942)
* Young Cardinaud (1942)
* Act of Passion (1946)
* The Mahé Circle (1946)
* The Couple from Poitiers (1946)
* Pedigree (1948)
* The Bottom of the Bottle (1949)
* Belle (1952)
* Red Lights (1953)
* The Watchmaker of Everton (1954)
* The Little Man from Archangel (1956)
* The Cat (1967)
* The Man on the Bench in the Barn (1968)
* The Prison (1968)
* The Disappearance of Odile (1971)
* The Glass Cage (1971)

Works about|

* The Man Who Wasn't Maigret (1992 biography)

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Georges Simenon's Maigret

Novels|

* The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
* The Crime at Lock 14
* The Death of Monsieur Gallet
* The Crime of Inspector Maigret
* A Battle of Nerves
* Maigret and the Yellow Dog
* Maigret at the Crossroads
* Maigret in Holland
* The Sailors' Rendezvous
* Maigret at the Gai-Moulin
* Guinguette by the Seine
* The Shadow in the Courtyard
* Maigret Goes Home
* The Flemish Shop
* Death of a Harbour Master
* The Madman of Bergerac
* Liberty Bar
* The Lock at Charenton
* Maigret Returns
* Maigret and the Hotel Majestic
* Maigret in Exile
* Maigret and the Spinster
* To Any Lengths
* Maigret and the Toy Village
* Maigret's Rival
* Maigret in Retirement
* Maigret in New York
* A Summer Holiday
* Maigret's Dead Man
* Maigret's First Case
* My Friend Maigret
* Maigret and the Coroner
* Maigret and the Old Lady
* Madame Maigret's Own Case
* Maigret's Memoirs
* Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper
* Maigret Takes a Room
* Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
* Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters
* Maigret's Revolver
* Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard
* Maigret Afraid
* Maigret's Mistake
* Maigret Goes to School
* Inspector Maigret and the Dead Girl
* Maigret and the Minister
* Maigret and the Headless Corpse
* Maigret Sets a Trap
* Maigret's Failure
* Maigret's Little Joke
* Maigret and the Millionaires
* Maigret Has Scruples
* Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses
* Maigret Has Doubts
* Maigret in Court
* Maigret in Society
* Maigret and the Lazy Burglar
* Maigret and the Black Sheep
* Maigret and the Saturday Caller
* Maigret and the Dosser
* Maigret Loses His Temper
* Maigret and the Ghost
* Maigret on the Defensive
* The Patience of Maigret
* Maigret and the Nahour Case
* Maigret's Pickpocket
* Maigret in Vichy
* Maigret Hesitates
* Maigret's Boyhood Friend
* Maigret and the Killer
* Maigret and the Wine Merchant
* Maigret and the Mad Woman
* Maigret and the Loner
* Maigret and the Flea
* Maigret and Monsieur Charles

Short stories|

* The Barge with Two Hanging Bodies
* The Affair of the Boulevard Beaumarchais
* The Open Window
* Inspector Maigret Hesitates
* Jeumont, 51 Minutes' Wait!
* Inspector Maigret's War of Nerves
* Journey into Time
* Rue Pigalle
* The Stronger Vessel
* The Old Lady of Bayeux
* The Inn of the Drowned
* Stan the Killer
* At the Étoile du Nord
* Storm in the Channel
* Maigret and the Frightened Dressmaker
* Inspector Maigret and the Missing Miniatures
* The Unlikely M. Owen
* The Group at the Grand Café
* The Man on the Run
* Under the Hammer
* Death Threats
* Maigret's Pipe
* Not the Sort to Get Murdered
* Elusive Witness
* The Most Obstinate Man in Paris
* Maigret and the Surly Inspector
* Maigret's Christmas

Film adaptations|

* Night at the Crossroads (1932)
* The Yellow Dog (1932)
* A Man's Neck (1933)
* Picpus (1943)
* Cecile Is Dead (1944)
* Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945)
* The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950)
* Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
* Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
* Maigret Sees Red (1963)
* Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966)
* Maigret (2022)

Television adaptations|

* 1960 TV series
* Italian TV series
* 1988 TV film
* 1991 TV series
* 1992 TV series
* 2016 TV series

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