Arsène Lupin
Fictional gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: [aʁsɛn lypɛ̃]) is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine Je sais tout. The first story, "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin", was published on 15 July 1905.
Arsène Lupin | |
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First appearance | "The Arrest of Arsène Lupin" (1905) |
Created by | Maurice Leblanc |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Gentleman thief |
Family | Theophraste Lupin (father, deceased), Henriette D'Andresy (mother, deceased) |
Spouse | Clarice d'Etigues (deceased) |
Children | Jean (by Clarice d'Etigues) |
Nationality | French |
Lupin was featured in 17 novels and 39 novellas by Leblanc, with the novellas or short stories collected into book form for a total of 24 books. The number becomes 25 if the 1923 novel The Secret Tomb is counted: Lupin does not appear in it, but the main character Dorothée solves one of Arsène Lupin's four fabulous secrets.
The character has also appeared in a number of books by other writers as well as numerous film, television, stage play, and comic book adaptations. Five authorized sequels were written in the 1970s by the celebrated mystery writing team of Boileau-Narcejac.