# The Mahé Circle

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- Authors: [Georges Simenon](https://www.bookquiver.com/georges-simenon)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2014-06-05

## Description

'Powerful . . . unputdownably gripping' Guardian 'The island itself. Its throbbing heat as if in a belljar under the sun, the scorpion in his son's bed, the deafening sound of cicadas' During his first holiday on the island of Porquerolles Dr Mahé caught a glimpse of something irresistible. As the memory continues to haunt him, he falls prey to a delusion that may offer an escape from his conventional existence - or may destroy him. This is the first English translation of The Mahé Circle, Simenon's dark, malevolent depiction of an ordinary man trapped in mundanity and consumed by obsession. 'Extraordinary . . . Simenon is one of the most important writers of the 20th century' Independent

## Editions

### The Mahé Circle

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4197-792-8
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Language: en_GB

### The Mahé Circle

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4139-416-9
- Pages: 160
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Language: en_GB