Maurice Leblanc is the known worldwide French writer, creating the series of detective histories about a noble thief Арсене Люпене.Keen plot and character of hero - noble robber for that honour mre than anything, - nobody will be left to indifferent. Арсен Люпен is a fighter for a justice, defender offended and humiliated, master of transforming and veritable gentleman. In the novels of Leblanc Люпен vied with Шерлоком Холмсом, to enormous displeasure of Arthur Конан-Дойля.Maurice Leblanc had influence on detective prose of many authors, including Гастона Леру. For a contribution to French literature awarded order of the Honoured legion.