Hector Malot
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Hector Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille
, Seine-Maritime
. He studied law in Rouen and Paris
, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale.
His first book, published in 1859, was Les Amants. In total Malot wrote over 70 books. By far his most famous book is Sans Famille
(Nobody's Boy, 1878), which deals with the travels of the young orphan Remi, who is sold to the streetmusician Vitalis at age 10. Sans Famille gained fame as a children's book, though it was not originally intended as such.
He announced his retirement as an author of fiction in 1895, but in 1896 he returned with the novel L'amour Dominateur as well as the account of his literary life Le Roman de mes Romans (The Novel of my Novels).
He died in Fontenay-sous-Bois
in 1907.
La Bouille
-Notable people:* Writer Hector Malot was born here in 1830.* French actor Albert Lambert.* La Bouille has been the subject of landscapes by Turner, Gauguin, Albert Lebourg, Robert Antoine Pinchon and Henri Vignet.-Places of interest: * The church of St...
, Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
. He studied law in Rouen and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale.
His first book, published in 1859, was Les Amants. In total Malot wrote over 70 books. By far his most famous book is Sans Famille
Sans Famille
Sans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. Most recent English translation is "Alone in the World" by AJ de Bruyn, 2007.-First Volume:...
(Nobody's Boy, 1878), which deals with the travels of the young orphan Remi, who is sold to the streetmusician Vitalis at age 10. Sans Famille gained fame as a children's book, though it was not originally intended as such.
He announced his retirement as an author of fiction in 1895, but in 1896 he returned with the novel L'amour Dominateur as well as the account of his literary life Le Roman de mes Romans (The Novel of my Novels).
He died in Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Fontenay-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:The name Fontenay was recorded in the Middle Ages as Fontanetum, meaning "the springs", from Medieval Latin fontana .The commune was known alternatively as Fontenay-les-Bois ,...
in 1907.
Works by Malot
- Victimes d'Amour (a trilogy)
- Les Amants (1859)
- Les Epoux (1865)
- Les Enfants (1869)
- Les Amours de Jacques (1860)
- Un beau-frère (1869)
- Une belle-mère (1869)
- Les Adventures de Romain Kalbris (1869)
- Une Bonne affaire (1870)
- Mme Obernin (1870)
- Un Cure de Province (1872)
- Un Mariage sons le Second Empire (1873)
- L'Auberge du Monde (1875–1876, 4 vols.)
- Les Batailles du Mariage (1877, 3 vols.)
- Cara (1877)
- Sans familleSans FamilleSans Famille is an 1878 French novel by Hector Malot. Most recent English translation is "Alone in the World" by AJ de Bruyn, 2007.-First Volume:...
(1878) - Le Docteur Claude (1879)
- Le Boheme Tapageuse (1880, 3 vols.)
- Pompon, and Une Femme d'Argent (1881)
- La Petite Soeur (1882)
- Les Millions Honteux (1882)
- Les Besogneux (1883)
- Paulette (1883)
- Marichette, and Micheline (1884)
- Le Lieutenant Bonnet (1885)
- Sang Bleu (1885)
- Baccara (1886)
- Zyte (1886)
- Viceo Francis, Seduction, and Ghislaine (1887)
- Mondaine (1888)
- Mariage Riche, and Justice (1889)
- La Mere (1890)
- Anie (1891)
- Complices (1892)
- Conscience (1893)
- En Famille (1893)
- Amours de Jeunes et Amours de Vieux (1894)
- L'amour Dominateur (1896)
- Le Roman de mes Romans (1896)
- Pages choisies (1898)
Anime
Three anime series have been made based on Malot's works:- Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977, 51 episodes, based on Sans Famille)
- The Story of Perrine (1978, 53 episodes, based on En Famille)
- Remi, Nobody's GirlRemi, Nobody's Girlwas a 26-episode Japanese anime television series by Nippon Animation, broadcasted since 1996 to 1997 across Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed World Masterpiece Theater series...
(1996, 26 episodes, based on Sans Famille with gender swap)