Hector Malot [SEP] date of death
Hector Malot
Hector-Henri Malot (Hector Malot) (20 May 1830 – 17 July 1907) 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
). "Les Amours de Paille" (1859), a comedy written in collaboration with Poupart-Davyl, was a failure.(ref 1990 Alain Viala) At the insistence of his colleague Henri Rochefort he found an administrative job issuing birth certificates for the Vaugirard town hall.(1860) He became a steady friend of Hector Malot and began to live with his lover, Joséphine Lapointe. He decided to become a "pion" himself in Caen, but was quickly discharged. Back in Paris, his friend Hector Malot helped him reacquire his job