One story has already featured on Five Books, in an interview on the best art crime books.
The first Arsène Lupin story, “The Arrest of Arsène Lupin” appeared in 1905 in a French magazine and was followed by countless others. While the setting and characters in the Netflix series have little connection with the original book, which was published before World War I, the stories are a lot of fun, and short.
Foreign Policy & International RelationsĪrsène Lupin: Gentleman-Thief (book) by Maurice LeblancĪnyone watching the Netflix series Lupin, featuring French comedian Omar Sy as a charming criminal and master of disguise, will be wondering whether the book that his father gives him and that inspires him throughout, Arsène Lupin: Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc, actually exists and, if so, whether it’s worth reading. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar is a story of romance, mystery, and crime that continues to astound over a century after it was published. These nine tales are the perfect introduction to Leblanc's legendary literary universe. In this collection of early short stories, Lupin is sentenced to prison, makes a daring escape, cracks an impregnable safe, and makes the acquaintance of Sherlock Holmes, the legendary British detective. Despite his criminal nature, he operates under a strict moral code, only taking from those who have taken from the poor all their lives. In this debut installment of Leblanc's beloved series, Lupin uses his remarkable wit and chameleon-like ability to move undetected through aristocratic society in order to steal, trick, and cheat his way through life. Arsène Lupin is the world's greatest thief, an unmatched force for good whose exploits threaten the wealth and standing of France's most wicked men. 
Blending crime fiction, fantasy, and mystery, Leblanc crafts original and entertaining tales of adventure starring one of the greatest literary characters of all time-Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief.
Partly based on the life of French anarchist Marius Jacob, Arsène Lupin first appeared in print in 1905 as an answer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Originally published in Je sais tout, a popular French magazine, these stories launched Leblanc's career as a leading international writer of crime fiction.
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc.
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