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== Literature ==
* The original is Fagin of ''[[Oliver Twist]]''. Because of the [[Unfortunate Implications]] of the anti-Semitism in his portrayal, he's often been adapted (e.g., in ''[[Oliver!]]'') into a more benevolent/morally gray character than he was in the novel. A number of critics looking at the original Fagin have noted that he has more than a whiff of the pedophile about him.
* In ''[[Gentleman Bastard Sequence|The Lies of Locke Lamora]]'', Locke encounters both versions as a child. The first criminal who took him in, the Thiefmaker, was more of the evil version, but he ends up selling Locke to Father Chains, who is very clearly inspired by the positive takes on Fagin.
* In the [[Heralds of Valdemar]] novel ''Take a Thief'', Skif falls in with a group of young thieves led by an adult man (Bazie), who is unfortunately crippled; he gives them food, shelter and lessons (both educational and in how to be a good thief) in exchange for helping him out with his daily life and stealing for him.
* ''[[The Thief Lord]]'' centers around, well, the Thief Lord and his gang of orphans and runaways. Subverted in that the Thief Lord turns out to be a kid himself, and {{spoiler|not actually an orphan/runaway, but a rich kid stealing petty items from his dad's house}}.
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