Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc (1864-1947) was a French writer best known for creating the fictional character of ArsËne Lupin. Lupin's first appearance in Je sais tout, a French periodical, heralded the arrival of the most captivating crook of the literary world. Leblanc would go on to feature his masterful thief in novels and short stories for the next thirty years. Leblanc once said, "Lupin follows me everywhere. He is not my shadow. I amhisshadow."