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...
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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...