After spending many years in obscurity, Leblanc finally gained literary fame in his 40s with the creation of Arsene Lupin. In contrast to Sherlock Holmes, the ultimate detective, Lupin was an extreme version of the gentleman criminal, a popular character in fiction and film throughout the 20th century.

勒布朗多年来一直默默无闻，终于在四十多岁时因创作亚森·罗苹享誉文坛。不同于福尔摩斯，这位天下第一侦探—罗苹，以绅士怪盗这个极为不同的造型，成为纵横20世纪小说界和影坛受欢迎的人物。

(短文节选,本篇始于：怪盗亚森·罗苹)