Books by Émile Gaboriau

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Étienne Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.

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Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles

4.2

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Libro de bolsillo

£9.86

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El expediente 113

4.3

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Tapa blanda

£9.86£195.00

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El expediente número 113 II

3.9

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Tapa blanda

£9.86

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El expediente número 113 I

4.6

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Tapa blanda

£9.86

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Le Petit Vieux des Batignolles

3.9

Author: Émile Gaboriau

Libro de bolsillo

£12.08

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About Émile Gaboriau

Birth

1832

Death

1873

First book

1866

Years writing

160

Biography

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.

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