The Old Man Dies / La Mort d'Auguste
first published 1967 Presses de la Cité, 2012 166 pages
Simenon paints an arresting picture of a disappearing Parisian life. The setting is a restaurant at Les Halles, Paris' central market, a juncture of urban and rural life. The restaurant's founder, Auguste, came from the countryside of Auvergne and brought with him the tenacious work habits of the peasant, along with his distrust of government and reticence to discuss personal and financial matters. One day he suffers...
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