in the validity of the inference as in the quality of the observation." Poe's M. Dupin stories mark the start of the modern detective fiction genre. Émile Gaboriau, and Arthur Conan Doyle were perhaps also influenced by Zadig. References External links – recent translation of the 1557 Italian , including two-part adaptation of the tale as children's books Italian fairy tales Persian fairy tales Oral tradition Fictional trios Fictional princes Male characters in literature Storytelling Sri Lanka in fiction Indian folklore Indian fairy tales Indian literature Persian-language literature