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

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

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

• 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)