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Also Known As Georges-Joseph-Christian Simenon
Born February 13, 1903 • Liège • Belgium
Died September 4, 1989 (aged 86) • Lausanne • Switzerland
Awards And Honors Edgar Award (1959)
Notable Works “The Strange Case of Peter the Lett”

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