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Émile Gaboriau
AuthorBooks · Second hand1832-1873
Étienne Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.
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About Émile Gaboriau
Birth
1832
Death
1873
First book
1866
Years writing
160
Étienne Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.
Émile Gaboriau is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern detective novel.
Born in Saujon in 1832, his work laid the foundations for the mystery genre in France.
His most iconic character, the astute Monsieur Lecoq, deeply influenced the creation of future literary detectives.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over five hundred works exploring the darkest corners of crime.
His novels, such as The Widow Lerouge, transformed detective fiction into a highly successful literary phenomenon.
