Sin and green shutters: both entailed lots of unexpected consequences that weren't easy to see at first glance . . .
In the autumn years of his illustrious career, 'The Great' Emile Maugin, a celebrated actor, receives devastating news: he does not have long left to live. Hounded by rage, alcoholism and the memories of his fractured childhood in the Vendée marshes, he haunts the stage doors and dimly-lit bars of pre-war Paris. Yet, faintly visible on the horizon of his mind, stands a white house with green shutters and manicured lawns, whose inhabitants lead the 'normal life' that lies just beyond Maugin's reach.
First published in 1950, The Green Shutters cuts to the depths of the human soul and asks: what is left to us when time runs out?
| ISBN: | 9780241808108 |
| Publication date: | 12th November 2026 |
| Author: | Georges Simenon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |
Sin and green shutters: both entailed lots of unexpected consequences that weren't easy to see at first glance . . .In the autumn years of his illustrious career, 'The Great' Emile Maugin, a celebrated actor, receives devastating news: he does not have long left to live. Hounded by rage, alcoholism and the memories of his fractured childhood in the Vendée marshes, he haunts the stage doors and dimly-lit bars of pre-war Paris.
The Green Shutters features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction in translation
Paperback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. Pre-order. 12th November 2026.
The Green Shutters was written by Georges Simenon and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Green Shutters has 208 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. Pre-order. 12th November 2026.