An autobiography like his work: immense, thrilling, excessive, over 1000 pages long. And profoundly human. Anyone who wants to understand the secret of Simenon must read the intimate memoirs. Hundreds of novels, thousands of women, castles, villas, luxury cars... Georges Simenon's life and work are marked by a richness and opulence that most writers today can only dream of. And yet: despite his immense literary legacy, the image he paints of himself in his memoirs is not only that of a man who wanted to experience life in all its fullness, and a manic writer, but also that of a family man for whom his children are the most important thing. Thus, the intimate memoirs are not only a poignant confession of life but also the unflinching self-revelation of a father trying to cope with the suicide of his daughter.