Marie jo simenon biography of george

On a few ‘minor’ idiosyncrasies relating to her demise at 25

SIMENON SIMENON. LA FIN POUR MARIE-JO/1 

A propos de quelques ‘mineures’ idiosyncrasies relatives à son décès à 25 ans

SIMENON SIMENON.

. LA FINE PER MARIE-JO/1

Qualche piccola idiosincrasia relativa al suo decesso a 25 anni

Pierre Assouline’s long and thorough biography Simenon devotes relatively few pages to the important subject of Marie-Jo’s early death.

Notably, Deidre Barr in a review of the biography observes: “If there is a fault in Assouline's otherwise impeccable reportage, it is his seeming discomfort at having to write about her sorry end -- she committed suicide at the age of 25.” Yet, the biographer does provide the basics surrounding and shrouding Marie-Jo’s tragic history, and a