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'''Alain-René Le Sage''' ([[1668]]-[[1747]]) was a [[France|French]] [[novelist]] and [[playwright]] born at [[Sarzeau]], [[Brittany |
'''Alain-René Le Sage''' ([[May 8]], [[1668]] - [[November 17]], [[1747]]) was a [[France|French]] [[novelist]] and [[playwright]] born at [[Sarzeau]], [[Brittany]]. |
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His best-known novel is ''Gil Blas'', a [[Spain|Spanish]] story, noted for its honest depictions of Spaniards. |
His best-known novel is ''Gil Blas'', a [[Spain|Spanish]] story, noted for its honest depictions of Spaniards. |
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He was an [[orphan]] at the age of 14 and put in the care of his uncle. He was sent to the [[Jesuit]] college at [[Vannes]] to be educated. He studied [[law]] in [[Paris]], but chose writing as a vocation. |
He was an [[orphan]] at the age of 14 and put in the care of his uncle. He was sent to the [[Jesuit]] college at [[Vannes]] to be educated. He studied [[law]] in [[Paris]], but chose writing as a vocation. |
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He died in [[Boulogne |
He died in [[Boulogne]]. |
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Revision as of 09:36, 30 March 2004
Alain-René Le Sage (May 8, 1668 - November 17, 1747) was a French novelist and playwright born at Sarzeau, Brittany.
His best-known novel is Gil Blas, a Spanish story, noted for its honest depictions of Spaniards.
He was an orphan at the age of 14 and put in the care of his uncle. He was sent to the Jesuit college at Vannes to be educated. He studied law in Paris, but chose writing as a vocation.
He died in Boulogne.