Hector Malot (1830-1907) was a French writer. 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. His most famous book is Sans Famille (Nobody's Boy) (1878). Malot announced his retirement as an author of fiction in... (read more)