This author wrote about Monsieur Hire’s death in the first of his romans durs that he wrote in an admitted attempt to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author whose recurring character Jules Maigret tracks down Baltic Gang leader Peter the Lett.
ANSWER: Georges Simenon
[10m] Georges Simenon originally conceived of Jules Maigret wearing one of these articles of clothing. In another novel, Sabina wears one of these articles of clothing belonging to her grandfather while making love to Tomáš.
ANSWER: bowler hat [prompt on hat]
[10e] Jules Maigret encounters a yellow one of these animals while investigating the shooting of M. Monstaguen. Odysseus owns one of these animals named Argos who dies at the end of his long wait for Odysseus’s return.
ANSWER: dog [accept hound]
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