Nobody's Boy

by Hector Malot

Overview

Hector Malot's most famous book, tells the story of an orphan, raised by a loving adoptive mother, later sold to an entertainer, traveling across the French countryside.Nobody's Boy became immensely popular as a children's book, although Malot did not intended as such.A French writer, born in La Bouille, on May 20, 1830. Studied law in Rouen and Paris. Worked as a dramatic critic for Lloyd Francais and as a literary critic for L'Opinion Nationale. Les Amants, his first book, was published in 1859.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497563414
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/09/2014
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Hector Malot (1830-1907) 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 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).