Eugène Chavette
Eugène Chavette , actually Eugène Charlemagne Vachette (born June 28, 1827 in Paris , † May 16, 1902 in Montfermeil , Département Seine-Saint-Denis ) was a French writer.
Chavette was the son of Josephe Chavette, owner of the cafés "Le Brébant-Vachette" and "Café Vachette". He came into contact with literature at an early age through the writers and journalists whom Chavette met as visitors to his father.
Chavette used an anagram of his baptismal name as a pseudonym . The focus of his literary work was detective novels and he became, alongside Émile Gaboriau , the most famous author of his time.
Works (selection)
- La bande de la belle Alliette . 1882.
- La chambre du crime . 1875.
- Le procès Pictompin . 1865.
- La recherche d'un pourquoi . 1877.
- Le rémouleur . 1873.
literature
- Armin Arnold u. a. (Ed.): Reclams Kriminalromanführer . Reclam, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-15-010278-2 , p. 107.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chavette, Eugène |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vachette, Eugène Charlemagne (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1902 |
| Place of death | Montfermeil |