Alain-René Lesage (; 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).