De minuit à sept heures

Par Maurice Leblanc

Marie Émile Maurice Leblanc est un écrivain français né le 11 décembre 18641, à Rouen, et mort le 6 novembre 1941, à Perpignan. Auteur de nombreux romans policiers et d’aventures, il est le créateur du célèbre personnage d’Arsène Lupin, le gentleman-cambrioleur. On peut visiter la maison de Maurice Leblanc, à Étretat, dans la Seine-Maritime. L’aiguille d’Étretat forme d’ailleurs l’un des décors du roman L'Aiguille creuse.

• Langue: Français
• Éditeur: Maurice Leblanc
• Date de sortie: 8 mars 2016
• ISBN: 9788892564930

Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was a French novelist and short story writer. Born and raised in Rouen, Normandy, Leblanc attended law school before dropping out to pursue a writing career in Paris. There, he made a name for himself as a leading author of crime fiction, publishing critically acclaimed stories and novels with moderate commercial success. On July 15th, 1905, Leblanc published a story in Je sais tout, a popular French magazine, featuring Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief. The character, inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, brought Leblanc both fame and fortune, featuring in 21 novels and short story collections and defining his career as one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth century. Appointed to the Légion d'Honneur, France’s highest order of merit, Leblanc and his works remain cultural touchstones for generations of devoted readers. His stories have inspired numerous adaptations, including Lupin, a smash-hit 2021 television series.