Alain-René Lesage

1668 - 1747

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genre: picaresque novel, Théâtre de la foire

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Spanish, Italian

occupation: novelist, playwright, writer, lawyer, translator, performing artist

Alain-René Lesage (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʁəne ləsaʒ]; 6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks (1707, Le Diable boiteux), his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–1735). Source: Wikipedia (en)