Talk:Jules Maigret

Requested move
I think this page should be at Jules Maigret. Any comments? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 02:19, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Definitely. Ixanthus 17:27, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Clearly this hasn't been discussed in ages, but I'm going to again suggest that this be moved, for several reasons. One, Maigret's rank changes over the course of the books (he starts out as "inspecteur," then commissaire, divisional commissaire, etc. Secondly, in translations into English and other languages, said rank changes likewise (in the later books, he's usually "Superintendant"). That's a minor consideration, since on the whole I'd tend to agree that the original language should be prioritized, but then the third point: no title is used for similar characters. Roderick Alleyn, who likewise changes ranks, is just that, not "Inspector Roderick Alleyn" or "Chief Inspector Alleyn" and so on. Same goes for Anita Van Buren or even James T. Kirk. -- Aleal (talk) 20:00, 5 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Support the move. The article is about the character over his whole career, not just as this particular rank. Andrewa (talk) 15:37, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Support per comments by Andrewa and Aleal --Lox (t,c) 09:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

✅ --Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:40, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

List of Novels / List of Stories
-- Burkhard.Plache 16:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) Why is Liberty Bar twice in the List of Novels?
 * 2) There are 29 Stories in the list, but the text talks about a total of 28. Les petits cochons sans queue seems to be an error.

There are 76 novels listed here. La femme rouse is not on another list. Norm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.166.47.249 (talk) 12:05, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Translations
How many novels have been translated to English (and to other languages)? The list of novels and stories has English title translations, but no English publication date, so it is hard to say if it is just a fan title translation or official translation of a translated book. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 11:32, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * As far as I can figure it out, the list contains all the novels that have been translated into English. Since many were re-published under different titles, all the published English titles are included in the third column. But you're right and we should add publication dates in parentheses in the third column (or convert it into two columns with French publication dates included with the French title and English ones with the English titles). --RegentsPark (talk) 11:39, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Even better would be to add ISBNs, if possible. Few years back I looked for Maigret books in English, but couldn't find many, and I came to a conclusion that in fact most were not translated. If indeed all were translated, this would be useful to know. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 18:18, 7 August 2010 (UTC)


 * The original publication year in English would be useful; my public library (NZ) still has many of the translations by Daphne Woodward published by Hamish Hamilton, London e.g. Maigret's Failure (1962, from the 1956 French original). Hugo999 (talk) 22:58, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * i have just changed the publish date of The Patience of Maigret from 1965 to 1939 based on the publishing history in my 1945 copy, also, WorldCat lists it as 1939 here. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:42, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The 1939 The Patience of Maigret is a translation of La Tête d'un homme and Le Chien jaune. It's not related to La Patience de Maigret first published in 1965. See the WorldCat as well as page 2 and 166 of the 1945 edition. Stout256 (talk) 21:35, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Madame Maigret, Place des Vosges
In the short story "Madame Maigret's Admirer", Maigret calls his wife "Henriette", and they have lived in an apartment in Place des Vosges for"years". J. D. Crutchfield &#124; Talk 21:33, 15 May 2022 (UTC)

Maigret's First Name, Retirement
In Lock No. 1 Maigret says his first name is Joseph. He also retires in that book (first published in 1933). J. D. Crutchfield &#124; Talk 22:40, 22 May 2022 (UTC)