The Blue Room (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Georges Simenon
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Mystery
- Time of Work: The mid-twentieth century
- Setting: Poitiers and a nearby small town and village in France
- Principal Characters: Antonio (Tony) Falcone, Gisele Falcone, Andree Despierre, Nicholas Despierre, Madame Despierre
- Genres: Long fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Trials, Obsession, Adultery, Letter writing, Poisons or poisoning
- Locales: Poitiers, France
The Novel
The book opens with a conversation in the blue room between Tony Falcone and Andree Despierre, who have just made love. Andree asks Tony if he loves her: “Could you spend the rest of your life with me?” Tony answers Andree lazily, mechanically, “Of course”; then he sees Nicholas, Andree’s husband, crossing the square toward the hotel. Terrified of discovery, Tony escapes through a skylight, leaving his mistress to pacify her husband. The reader quickly discovers that this scene, from which the plot springs, is not taking place in the present; Tony is...
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