Georges Simenon // Le Bilan Malétras + The Reckoning

One of Simenon's "psychological novels":

Jules Malétras is a man of modest origins, who succeeded in life. Yet, despite his money and his status in Le Havre's high society, he remains a brutal and uneducated man whose life is far from perfect as it seems. His son is dead, his daughter avoids him; As for his wife, every time he looks at her, it's to remind himself that they're not from the same background... One evening, almost by accident, he strangles his young mistress. Will this senseless gesture mark the beginning of a new life?

French Edition: Limited First edition, one of the very rare thirteen copies on Lafuma-Navarre pure thread vellum, the only deluxe edition – ours bearing the number III. As published, in perfect condition.

American Edition: First American edition, noted as such. In very good condition

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