Alain Rene Le Sage
Alain-René Lesage Alain-René Lesage Born (1668-05-06)6 May 1668 Sarzeau Died 17 November 1747(1747-11-17) (aged 79) Boulogne Occupation Novelist, Playwright Nationality French Period Enlightenment Alain-René Lesage (French pronunciation:  [alɛ 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).