Maurice Leblanc
Maurice Leblanc ( born November 11, 1864 in Rouen, † November 6, 1941 in Perpignan ) was a French writer.
Life
Maurice Leblanc was the son of a shipowner. His mother died in 1885. His sister was the singer and actress Georgette Leblanc ( 1869-1941 ). Against the wishes of his father, he decided to go to Paris to write. At first he worked as a journalist, then as a novelist. He wrote crime and adventure novels, plays and short stories. His most famous fictional character is the master thief Arsène Lupin. Inspired Leblanc had this possibly from the anarchist Marius Jacob, who committed more than 150 burglaries and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. A representation that Maurice Leblanc but always denied.
Buried was the writer in the Cimetière Montparnasse in Paris. In Etretat is Villa Leblanc which now houses the public museum in Le Clos Arsène Lupin, Maison Maurice Leblanc.
Literary creation
Was published in 1905 the first story with Arsène Lupin as a serial novel. The success was so great that Leblanc the further course of his career almost entirely dedicated to the master thief. Between 1907 and 1935, 20 novels, two plays and several short stories about Arsene Lupin appeared. 2012 appeared to be written in 1936, but previously unpublished novel Le dernier amour d' Arsène Lupin: [roman inédit ], Paris: Balland, 2012, ISBN 978-2-353-15152-3.
Among his best known novels is one of the island's 30 coffins.
Awards
- Order of the Legion d' honneur for services to French literature