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.
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J ai juste fini le roman classique de Hector Malot et vraiment il ma touchait comme le dessin anim avant 10 ans Le petit Remi est le hero de l histoire, un enfant courageux avec un c ur pure et honn te, R mi est un gentleman mon avis, e que me fait mon plaisir dans le roman c est l ironie du destin comment le destin joue avec la vie des personnages d une fa on magnifique Monsieur Barbarine pour devenir riche, James Arthur pour obtenir l h ritage de son neveu, le rencontr du R mi et sa famille sa [...]
Je suis un enfant trouv mais jusqu mes huit ans, j ai cru que comme tous les autres enfants, j avais une m re.Lorsque je pleurais, elle me serrait doucement dans ses bras.Jamais je ne me couchais sans qu elle vint m embrasser.Elle me chantait des chansons.Pour cela et pour bien d autres choses encore, je croyais qu elle tait ma m re Tous les th mes de la vie sont r unis la vie, la mort, la mis re, l amour, l amiti , la solidarit Riche en p dagogie, ce livre nous apprend tr s vite l authenticit d [...]
Among my favorite childhood books Hector Malot s tale of an orphan boy who creates a family for himself out of travelling companions is a tale of adventure and independance Basic french, aimed at young teenagers.