Penguin 1st Edition, published 1952.
Lost Moorings isn’t one of Simenon’s Maigret novels; it contains two tenuously connected novellas; ‘Banana Tourist’ and ‘Blind Path’.
The former concerns the arrival of a frenchman (Donadieu) in Papeete, Tahiti. The 'banana tourist' was the contemptous term applied by the islanders to tourists who arrived to renounce 'civilization' and to live on a diet of bananas and fish from the lagoons, usually to creep back months later in a dehabilatated state needing medical assistance. Simenon delves into the unstable mind of Donadieu as he embarks on his irreversible decline and creates a haunting study of man unable to face his demons and his withdrawal from human contact .Simenon writes with a perception and clarity of the human condition that only he can. Creating a character and story that lingers in your mind for weeks after.
‘Blind Path’ concerns an unexplained act that, like a row of dominoes, runs its simple destructive course through the lives of two Russian sailors and their employer. Simenon questions our ability to take control of our lives and avoid our own self destructive path. His characters, as usual, are believable human studies of flawed people incapable of emotional attachment of genuine value.
Condition grading: Very Good. Some wear and creases to tanned spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1952.
Lost Moorings isn’t one of Simenon’s Maigret novels; it contains two tenuously connected novellas; ‘Banana Tourist’ and ‘Blind Path’.
The former concerns the arrival of a frenchman (Donadieu) in Papeete, Tahiti. The 'banana tourist' was the contemptous term applied by the islanders to tourists who arrived to renounce 'civilization' and to live on a diet of bananas and fish from the lagoons, usually to creep back months later in a dehabilatated state needing medical assistance. Simenon delves into the unstable mind of Donadieu as he embarks on his irreversible decline and creates a haunting study of man unable to face his demons and his withdrawal from human contact .Simenon writes with a perception and clarity of the human condition that only he can. Creating a character and story that lingers in your mind for weeks after.
‘Blind Path’ concerns an unexplained act that, like a row of dominoes, runs its simple destructive course through the lives of two Russian sailors and their employer. Simenon questions our ability to take control of our lives and avoid our own self destructive path. His characters, as usual, are believable human studies of flawed people incapable of emotional attachment of genuine value.
Condition grading: Very Good. Some wear and creases to tanned spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
