Name: Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
ISBN: 9781398706255

Maurice Leblanc

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE HIT NETFLIX SERIES, LUPIN. The year is 1905. Meet Arsène Lupin: a gentleman and a thief. An enemy to the rich and powerful; a friend to the poor - Arsène Lupin will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants. When Arsène Lupin is arrested, the police think it's all over. But the most dangerous place for Lupin is to be behind bars...

the inspiration behind the hit Netflix TV series, LUPIN

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy A selection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France's most famous gentleman thief The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from suave trickster and master of disguise Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and those who try to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin's mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. These stories include 'The Queen's Necklace' and 'Arsène Lupin in Prison'

Sarah Sammis

Read the inspiration behind the hit Netflix series Lupin, with stills from the show! Perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes. Meet Arsène Lupin: a gentleman and a thief. But he doesn't steal from anyone. France's own Robin Hood looks to cause mischief targeting the rich and powerful, while thwarting the detective looking to spoil his fun. When Lupin is arrested, the police think it's all over. But the most dangerous place for Lupin is to be behind bars... An enemy to the rich and powerful; a friend to the poor - Arsène Lupin will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.

The Inspiration for the Hit Netflix TV Series Lupin

Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

Colleen

3.5 Stars
 
*An amusing variation from classic mysteries staring a cheeky gentleman thief*


Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (or “Gentleman Burlgar” depending on the translation version) has a lot in common with many classic Mystery novels. This is a collection of short stories of various crimes committed and being investigated. The difference here is that the main character is the thief himself. Lupin is an intelligent thief and master of disguise who targets high dollar art and artifacts. 

It is easy to see why people have enjoyed Lupin’s character. He’s irreverent and audacious while he pulls off seemingly impossible heists and cons. Far from hiding in the shadows, he enjoys pulling off heists right under everyone’s noses as well as pulling stunts such as informing targets when he will rob them and leaving snarky notes when items turn out to be counterfeit. 


  “So much the better if no one can ever say with absolute certainty: There is Arsene Lupin! The essential point is that the public may be able to refer to my work and say, without fear of mistake: Arsene Lupin did that!”

And Leblanc was clearly thumbing his nose at the English. Not only is Lupin super intelligent, he is supposedly even smarter than Sherlock Holmes who makes an appearance in one of the stories. The French versus English feud was clearly evident in this book.

I do wish there had been a bit more about heists and less about Lupin’s various cons and disguises. There was really only one story that stuck out in my mind as a clever heist. The rest more or less blended together: entertaining but not mind-blowing.

The stories were extremely inconsistent in narrative style. Some were in third person; some were in first person from different characters’ perspectives. They also jumped around chronologically. I suppose it is important to remember that these stories were originally serialized in newspapers as was common at the time. I doubt the author thought through Lupin’s entire chronology before starting these stories. They have the feel of adding on story after story with only moderate continuity. 

The stories were interesting enough that I will probably check out the next book. They were enjoyable although not particularly memorable.


RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 4 Stars
Writing Style: 3 Stars
Characters and Character Development: 4 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 3 Stars
Level of Captivation: 3 Stars
Originality: 4 Stars

Maria Bono

This book takes us through some of the adventures of Arsène Lupin, a french gentleman and a burglar — from his arrest and prison escape, to his encounter with the notorious Sherlock Holmes. 

Smart, charming and very egocentric, Lupin is a character that hasn’t aged well. But if you remove the sexist remarks and the gloating of his own intellect, the book is quite entertaining.

Just like it happens with Agatha Christie’s novels, many of the plots have now been overused in pop culture and you might see them coming. But if you have seen Lupin on Netflix (I recommend it!), you get a glimpse of the stories that inspired the show and see how they took the best of the character to be a core influence for the main protagonist.

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The Inspiration Behind the Hit Netflix TV Series, LUPIN

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Created by Maurice LeBlanc during the early twentieth century, Arsène Lupin is a witty confidence man and burglar, the Sherlock Holmes of crime. The poor and innocent have nothing to fear from him; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Arsène Lupin's mischief and tomfoolery. A masterful thief, his plans frequently evolve into elaborate capers, a precursor to such cinematic creations as "Ocean's Eleven" and "The Sting" or books such as "The Scarlet Pimpernel." Sparkling with amusing banter, these stories-the best of the Lupin series-are outrageous, melodramatic, and literate. Arsène Lupin is definitely more dashing than Sherlock Holmes, and the Maurice LeBlanc stories are more psychologically or "humanly" involved. Arsene Lupin is everything you would expect from a French aristocrat -- witty, charming, brilliant, sly . . . and possibly the greatest thief in the world. In this classic tale, Lupin comes up against the only man who may be able to stop him . . . no less than the great British gentleman-detective Herlock Sholmes (a semi-parody on Sherlock Holmes, of course)! A gentleman master thief, Arsene Lupin is one of France's most famous fictional characters, the sort of anti-hero who uses his brains and charm to escape from any situation the police may put him in. Maurice LeBlanc's adventure stories, which may have been overlooked because they weren't originally written in English, are fast paced, fascinating, and superbly clever.

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