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Dupin, C. Auguste (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Books
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Edgar Allan Poe
La Murdoj de Kadavrejo-Strato
"La Murdoj de Kadavrejo-Strato" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. Considered the first modern detective story, it follows the brilliant detective C. Auguste Dupin as he investigates the brutal double murder of two women in their Paris apartment. At the crime scene, Dupin discovers hair that doesn't appear human. The story introduces many conventions that would define detective fiction, including a narrator who is the detective's personal friend.
Edgar Allan Poe
Morgue kadun kauhu
"Morgue kadun kauhu" by Edgar Allan Poe is a short story published in 1841. In Paris, two women are found brutally murdered in a locked room—one with her throat cut, the other strangled and stuffed up a chimney. Witnesses heard two voices but cannot agree on the language spoken. Amateur detective C. Auguste Dupin investigates the baffling crime, discovering clues that suggest something shocking: the killer may not be human at all.
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