Alain-René Lesage

Alain-René Lesage was born in 1668 in Sarzeau, on the Rhuys peninsula, the son of a notary and royal clerk. Orphaned at fourteen and entrusted to an uncle, he studied with the Jesuits of Vannes, then made his way to Paris. Married in 1694, he had four children, two of whom became actors. The abbé de Lyonne introduced him to Spanish literature and paid him a pension of six hundred livres. His first successes came in 1707, in the theatre and in the novel. He died in Boulogne-sur-Mer on 17 November 1747.

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• NovelThe Devil on Two SticksLe Diable boiteuxAlain-René Lesage · 1707LiteraturePublic domain