Malot, Hector

Malot, Hector 

Born May 20, 1830, in La Bouille, department of Seine Inférieure; died July 17, 1907, in Fontenay-sous-Bois, department of Seine. French writer.

The son of a notary, Malot was educated as a lawyer. His works began to appear in 1859. Malot’s novels written for teenagers are particularly well known and have been translated into many languages: Romain Kalbris (1869; Russian translations 1870 and 1959), Without a Family (1878; Russian translations 1886 and 1954), and In the Family (1893; Russian translation 1898). The last two novels were awarded prizes by the Académic Françlhise. The heroes of these novels are engaging because of their vivacity, boldness, and kindness; the life of the French poor is authentically depicted and the plots are absorbing.

WORKS

Oeuvres complètes. Paris, 1892-98.

REFERENCES

Donskaia, S. L. “Gektor Malo i F. M. Dostoevskii.” Trudy Leningradskogo bibliotechnogo in-ta im. N. K. Krupskoi, 1957, vol. 2, pp. 163-76.
Zola, E. Les Romanciers naturalistes. Paris, 1881. Page 336.
Bonafin, Ottavia. H. Malot. [Brescia, 1959.]
Hemmings, E. W. J. “La Critique d’un créateur: Zola et Malot.” Revue d’histoire littéraire de la France, 1967, no. 1.
Bancquart, M.-C. “Les Lettres de Vallès à H. Malot.” Europe, 1968, nos. 470-72.