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The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By

By: Georges Simenon, Sian Renyolds - Translator
Narrated by: Mark Meadows
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Summary

A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon's best loved masterpieces.

'A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion...disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers.'

Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for - and something snaps.

Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the run asks who we are and what we are capable of.

©1953 Georges Simenon (P)2016 Audible, Ltd
Classics Literary Fiction Crime Fiction International Mystery & Crime Suspense
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"Classic Simenon...extraordinary in its evocative power." (Independent)
"What emerges is the bare human animal." (John Gray)
"Read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss." (Sunday Times)

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Spellbinding…..and with No Maigret

A careful chronicle of a man’s descent into madness after a life changing event. And whilst Maigret is absent, Luca puts in a cameo appearance. Mark’s reading adds to the atmosphere.

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