''La Veuve Couderc'' is a novel by Belgian writer

Georges Simenon Georges Joseph Christian Simenon (; 12/13 February 1903 – 4 September 1989) was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he published around 400 ...

. It was first published in 1942. The novel was published at around the same time as Camus' '' The Stranger''. Both novels contain a similar main character and themes, and Simenon was upset that Camus' work went on to greater acclaim. The novel was republished as ''The Widow'' by

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in 2009.

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1942 Belgian novels French-language novels Novels by Georges Simenon Novels set in France {{Belgium-stub