Malet, Leo

Leo Malet
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Name	Malet, Leo Gender: M
born on	7 March 1909 at 05:51 (= 05:51 AM )
Place	Montpellier, France, 43n36, 3e53
Timezone	GMT h0w (is standard time)
Data source	Quoted BC/BR Rodden Rating AA Collector: Lescaut
Astrology data	16°02' 17°22 Asc. 04°35'

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Biography

French writer, one of the most influential detective writers in France and the creator of the character, Nestor Burma, featured in 29 books and several short stories spanning almost 50 years.

Malet was the son of a company clerk and seamstress who died of tuberculosis when he was only four; he was brought up by his grandfather.

Although heavily influenced by Chandler and Hammett, Burma's character ushered in a whole new era in French detective fiction: portrayed as living a precarious existence in a time and a place that few have dared to touch, namely France during World War II. The popularity and influence of his character, Burma, have gone far beyond the original novels. There have been films, a television series, and in the '90s, cartoonist Jacques Tardi had begun adapting the novels into some very well done graphic novels.

Malet married on 4/16/1940. He died on 03/03/1996, Châtillon les Bagneux, France.

After his death, Tardi adapted the character Burma into some original Burma stories.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

• Relationship : Marriage 16 April 1940

• Death, Cause unspecified 3 March 1996 at 12:00 noon in Chatillon les Bagneux, France (Age 87 (-four days))

Source Notes

Petitallot quotes B.C., Cadran No. 30, May/1996 (6:00 AM Paris time)

Categories

• Vocation : Writers : Detective/ Mystery (WW ll detective stories, noted writer)

• Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Age four when mom died)

• Family : Childhood : Parent, Single or Step (Raised by granddad)

• Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Novels)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 87 (- four days))