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Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks, his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–1735).
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culture · French novelist · novelist · playwright · writer · lawyer · translator · performing artist · composer · also Alain-René Lesage, Alain René Lesage, Alain-Rene Lesage, Alain Rene Lesage, Alain René Le Sage, Lesage
Born 6 May 1668 · Died 17 November 1747 · Q267962
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Died 1747-11-17.
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Born 1668-05-06.
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