GABORIAU, Emile File No. 113 New York: Arno Press, 1976. Price: $30.00 Hardcover. Reprint. Near fine. Item #300374 ISBN: 0405078714 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image Emile Gaboriau birth name: Emile Gaboriau born: 11/9/1832 died: 9/28/1873 View Reference Info Biography French novelist who is best known as the father of the roman policier ("detective novel"). - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore