When I saw Michael Scott walking away from the CCJ complex this week, having been convicted of the manslaughter of his aunt by driving over her with a teleporter, I was reminded of Georges Simenon’s view: there are no criminals, just ordinary people who commit crimes. Scott was obsessed with land and farming, and he… Continue reading There are no criminals
Tag: georges simenon
Writing for writing’s sake
I am reading “When I was old” by Georges Simenon at the moment. When Simenon was 57 he began, for two or three years, to write in notebooks. He shared his private thoughts about life, his observations, writing, being a novelist, how he wrote his books, and similar things. But most of all he was… Continue reading Writing for writing’s sake