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Arsène Lupin is the name of a fictional Gentleman Thief appearing in a series of stories and Novel s by Maurice Leblanc and related adaptations. The stories state that Arsène Raoul Lupin was born in Blois , France in 1874 , son of Henriette d’Andrésy and Théophraste Lupin. He lived on after the death of his creator in 1941 in the writings of other authors. The character is something of an aristocrat, or at least manages to impersonate one, which allows him to move in the same circles as his targets; he generally concentrates his efforts on robbing those who deserve it, in his opinion. The obligatory archrival police detective is named Guerchard in some versions and Ganimard in others (Ganimard in the original story collection). Ganimard always has a hunch who Lupin is and appears in the majority or Lupin's escapades. Ganimard arrested Lupin at one point in America, only to find Lupin escaping and being taunted at. The character of Arsène Lupin is based, in part, on French Anarchist Marius Jacob . The name is derived from Edgar Allen Poe 's Auguste Dupin , widely credited as the first modern-day fictional detective. Lupin first appeared in a short story in the periodical ''Je Sais Tout'' in 1905, after which Leblanc wrote twenty volumes of Lupin adventures. The first novel was published in 1907 as ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar,'' ("Gentleman cambrioleur" in thet original French). It features nine short stories, ending with the arrival of Sherlock Holmes . In his second book, ''Arsène Lupin contre Herlock Sholmes'', the character matched wits with Sherlock Holmes (renamed as "Herlock Sholmes" to avoid copyright problems). A recent reprint of this book used the name of Holmes directly, as both characters had passed into the Public Domain by the 1990s . Indeed, the entire text of the first Lupin collection is available online. {Link without Title} ARSèNE LUPIN IN OTHER MEDIA The Lupin character has been adapted for film several times, including adaptations in 1909, 1916, 1917, and 1932. The 1932 film was an English-language adaptation featuring in a 2004 film based on the character. {Link without Title} There have also been Russian, Japanese, and Hungarian versions, and a 1957 Brazilian TV show. A cartoon series inspired by the Lupin novels was produced by Cinar for television audiences in both English and French-speaking nations. The series aired in Canada in 1996 under the English-language title Night Hood , and in francophone markets as Les Aventures D'Arsène Lupin .
BIBLIOGRAPHY Novels, short stories and plays by Maurice Leblanc about Arsène Lupin:
Novels and stories by other authors
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