Eugène Sue
Born
January 26, 1804
Died
August 3, 1857 (53 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Marie-Joseph "Eugène" Sue was a French novelist. He was one of several authors who popularized the genre of the serial novel in France with his very popular and widely imitated The Mysteries of Paris, which was published in a newspaper from 1842 to 1843.