Lupin's aliases (1922–1941) · 1930s

The Billions of Arsène Lupin

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The last Lupin book published in Leblanc's lifetime

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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BeforeThe Revenge of the Countess of Cagliostro

AfterThe Last Love of Arsène Lupin

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Quick recap

An American tycoon arrives in Paris, followed by a criminal gang after his fortune. Caught in the middle are the tycoon's daughter and Arsène Lupin, who gets close to both under a false name and tries to stop the scheme. It's the last Lupin novel Leblanc published, first as a newspaper serial in 1939 and then as a book in 1941, after the author's death. The 1941 edition dropped a chapter, leaving holes in the plot for decades; the full text wasn't recovered until 2002.

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What changed on screen

Behind the scenesThe missing chapter
The 1941 edition left out chapter 9. The full text wasn't restored until 2002, in a Korean edition.
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Behind the scenesSerialized first
Before the book, the story ran as a serial in 1939, and the volume reached stores after Leblanc's death.
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