![]() ![]() And, in a series containing seemingly historically real objects-including a necklace apparently worn by Marie Antoinette-as well as semi-plausible art thefts, Lupin appears closer to reality than his sleuthing British contemporary. ![]() Lupin follows Arsène Lupin, a “gentleman burglar” and master of disguises-something of a Moriarty on a very effective dosage of anti-psychotic medication. After his inaugural story The Arrest of Arsène Lupin, though, there was no doubting Leblanc’s triumph. ![]() Both shows will, likely, have frustratingly long gaps between seasons. Both unravel in often chronologically confusing ways. Both chronicle episodic exploits of morally-dubious men-both geniuses, both ahead in life yet somehow depicted as underdogs. Arsne Lupin in the Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc 3.93 637 Ratings 44 Reviews published 1920 470 editions Another action-packed mystery by Maurice LeBlanc Want to Read Rate it: Book 11 The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc 3. Both are detective fiction transplanted from the early 20th century into contemporary Europe. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar (1907) is a collection of short stories by Maurice Leblanc. ![]() (Let’s call it “detective metafiction.”) Metafiction aside, Lupin will no doubt draw comparisons to the BBC’s Sherlock series. Lupin, Netflix’s French-language detective series about a novel series of the same name, is also based on a novel series of the same name it’s a show containing the book the show itself is depicting. ![]()
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