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Alain-René Lesage
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French writer (1668–1747)

Also known as: Alain René Le Sage, Ален Рене Лесаж, 알랭르네 르사주, アラン＝ルネ・ルサージュ, 阿兰-勒内·勒萨日, Лесаж, Ален Рене

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Known works

  • Les avantures de Gil Blas de Santillane (1782)
  • Orlando innamorato di Bojardo (1906)
  • Les aventures de M. Robert Chevalier, dit De Beauchêne
  • Les aventures de Monsieur Robert Chevalier, dit De Beauchêne
  • Le Diable Mordan, ou, Voyage d'un descendant d'Asmodée, dans diverses régions de la France