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The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By

A brilliant new translation of one of Simenon`s best loved masterpieces. `A certain furtive, almost shameful emotion …disturbed him whenever he saw a train go by, a night train especially, its blinds drawn down on the mystery of its passengers` Kees Popinga is a respectable Dutch citizen and family man. Then he discovers that his boss has bankrupted the shipping firm he works for – and something snaps. Kees used to watch the trains go by to exciting destinations. Now, on some dark impulse, he boards one at random, and begins a new life of recklessness and violence. This chilling portrayal of a man who breaks from society and goes on the run asks who we are, and what we are capable of. `Classic Simenon …extraordinary in its evocative power` Independent `What emerges is the bare human animal` John Gray `Read him at your peril, avoid him at your loss` Sunday Times

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