Books by Maurice Leblanc
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Maurice Leblanc's Biography
French author and journalist known as the creator of Ars? Lupin master of disguises the French gentleman-thief turned detective. Leblanc was a very prolific writer - he published over 60 novels and short stories. His famous hero appeared first time in the crime story 'L'arrestation d'Ars? Lupin' which was written for periodical Je sais tout in 1905.
Maurice Leblanc was born in Rouen the son of a wealthy shipping owner. At the age of four the young Maurice was saved from a burning house. When the war of 1870 broke out Maurice was six. He was sent to Scotland where he spent one year. After education in France Germany (Berlin) and Italy he worked for the family firm. Leblanc then studied law but abandoned his studies to become a pulp crime writer and police reporter for French periodicals. His first works appeared in newspapers such as Echo de Paris. In 1887 Leblanc published his first novel UNE FEMME a psychological study that enjoyed only a moderate success. His early stories showed the influence of Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant.
Although Leblanc had long career as a writer for periodicals it was not until the creation of Ars? Lupin when he gained in his forties international fame equaled only by that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Lupin the ultimate gentleman criminal kept Leblanc busy for the next twenty-five years. His hero also met the great rival Sherlock Holmes in Ars? Lupin Versus Holmlock Shears (1908) and outwitted the English master detective. Lupin's character was born by an accidental assignment from Pierre Laffitte the publisher of a new journal Je Sais Tout which was modelled on the Strand at that time an avant-garde magazine. Laffitte commissioned Leblanc to write a story with a Holmes or Raffles type hero. Instead Leblanc created a character which was the opposite of both of them - a carefree rogue adventurer after the model of Ponson de Terrail's Rocambole (1866). First he called his hero Arsène Lopin after a Parisian councilor but when the real Lopin protested he changed the name. 'L'arrestation d'Ars? Lupin' appeared in English in The Exploits of Arsene Lupin (1909). Other collections of short stories followed. Leblanc eventually became a member of the French Legion of Honour. He died in Perpignan on November 6 1941.
The first Lupin novel ARS?E LUPIN GENTLEMAN CAMBRIOLEUR appeared in 1907. It included a parody of Holmes 'Holmlock Shears Arrives Too Late'. Lupin is a master of disguise whose criminal activities have more or less "unselfish" grounds. If he steals a painting it is so that it may be genuinely appreciated. Lupin amuses himself making fools of the police. His opponent is the inspector Ganimard from the Sûrete. Later during his underworld career Lupin worked more in consort with the police and in LES DENTS DU TIGRE (1921) he helped the Police Prefect Desmalions to capture a murderer. Leblanc himself served as a consultant on the staff of the Paris Prefect of Police and this shift reflected in his stories about Lupin. Among the best novels are 813 (1910) in which Lupin accused of murder heads the police investigation to clear himself by finding the true killer of a diamond king and THE HOLLOW NEEDLE (1910) in which a bright lycée student manages to solve the riddle of Lupin and sees his treasure chamber. Lupin falls in love with a beautiful girl promising to give up his life of crime but she is shot by Holmes. THE SEVEN OF HEARTS (1908) is considered below the normal level of the series. LA COMTESSE DE CAGLIOSTRO (1924) told about Lupin at the age of twenty when his name was Raoul d'Andrèsy. He loves wine beautiful women and diamonds but after meeting the intriguing Countess Cagliostro his life is changed. Ars? Lupin's adventures have been basis for several movies and television series. In Japan the gentleman burglar has inspired a series about Lupin's grandson Lupin III. Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos who translated Leblanc's works into English was a multilingual talent who translated also from the Danish Dutch German West Flemish.
Some rights reserved Petri Liukkonen (author) & Ari Pesonen. Kuusankosken kaupunginkirjasto 2008
Maurice Leblanc was born in Rouen the son of a wealthy shipping owner. At the age of four the young Maurice was saved from a burning house. When the war of 1870 broke out Maurice was six. He was sent to Scotland where he spent one year. After education in France Germany (Berlin) and Italy he worked for the family firm. Leblanc then studied law but abandoned his studies to become a pulp crime writer and police reporter for French periodicals. His first works appeared in newspapers such as Echo de Paris. In 1887 Leblanc published his first novel UNE FEMME a psychological study that enjoyed only a moderate success. His early stories showed the influence of Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant.
Although Leblanc had long career as a writer for periodicals it was not until the creation of Ars? Lupin when he gained in his forties international fame equaled only by that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Lupin the ultimate gentleman criminal kept Leblanc busy for the next twenty-five years. His hero also met the great rival Sherlock Holmes in Ars? Lupin Versus Holmlock Shears (1908) and outwitted the English master detective. Lupin's character was born by an accidental assignment from Pierre Laffitte the publisher of a new journal Je Sais Tout which was modelled on the Strand at that time an avant-garde magazine. Laffitte commissioned Leblanc to write a story with a Holmes or Raffles type hero. Instead Leblanc created a character which was the opposite of both of them - a carefree rogue adventurer after the model of Ponson de Terrail's Rocambole (1866). First he called his hero Arsène Lopin after a Parisian councilor but when the real Lopin protested he changed the name. 'L'arrestation d'Ars? Lupin' appeared in English in The Exploits of Arsene Lupin (1909). Other collections of short stories followed. Leblanc eventually became a member of the French Legion of Honour. He died in Perpignan on November 6 1941.
The first Lupin novel ARS?E LUPIN GENTLEMAN CAMBRIOLEUR appeared in 1907. It included a parody of Holmes 'Holmlock Shears Arrives Too Late'. Lupin is a master of disguise whose criminal activities have more or less "unselfish" grounds. If he steals a painting it is so that it may be genuinely appreciated. Lupin amuses himself making fools of the police. His opponent is the inspector Ganimard from the Sûrete. Later during his underworld career Lupin worked more in consort with the police and in LES DENTS DU TIGRE (1921) he helped the Police Prefect Desmalions to capture a murderer. Leblanc himself served as a consultant on the staff of the Paris Prefect of Police and this shift reflected in his stories about Lupin. Among the best novels are 813 (1910) in which Lupin accused of murder heads the police investigation to clear himself by finding the true killer of a diamond king and THE HOLLOW NEEDLE (1910) in which a bright lycée student manages to solve the riddle of Lupin and sees his treasure chamber. Lupin falls in love with a beautiful girl promising to give up his life of crime but she is shot by Holmes. THE SEVEN OF HEARTS (1908) is considered below the normal level of the series. LA COMTESSE DE CAGLIOSTRO (1924) told about Lupin at the age of twenty when his name was Raoul d'Andrèsy. He loves wine beautiful women and diamonds but after meeting the intriguing Countess Cagliostro his life is changed. Ars? Lupin's adventures have been basis for several movies and television series. In Japan the gentleman burglar has inspired a series about Lupin's grandson Lupin III. Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos who translated Leblanc's works into English was a multilingual talent who translated also from the Danish Dutch German West Flemish.
Some rights reserved Petri Liukkonen (author) & Ari Pesonen. Kuusankosken kaupunginkirjasto 2008
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