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...fall or was he pushed? Old man Donadieu is merely the first ill-fated character in Author Simenon's latest book - which traces the decline and fall of the bereft Donadieu family through 371 hard-breathing pages. By the time Author Simenon dusts his hands of them, the Donadieus have been involved in three murders, one rape, one abortion, one suicide, and a smattering of cancer, homosexuality, tuberculosis and insanity - quite apart from a daily round of business chicanery, bribery and perjury. The moral seems to be that there's so much bad in the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Simenon Is Serious | 9/17/1945 | See Source »

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