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Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage (; 6 May 166817 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).
Life.
Life Youth and education.
Claude Lesage, the father of the novelist, held the united positions of advocate, notary
1713 in France
Events from the year 1713 in France
Incumbents.
- Monarch – Louis XIV
Arts and culture.
- "La Foire de Guibray", farce by Alain-René Lesage
- "Arlequin Mahomet", farce by Alain-René Lesage
- "Le Tombeau de Nostradamus", farce by Alain-René Lesage, first performed at the Foire de Saint Laurent in 1714.
Births.
- 2 January – Marie Dumesnil, actress (died 1803).
- 6