Gil Blas

Gil Blas (French: L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane [listwaʁ də ʒil blɑ də sɑ̃tijan]) is a picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735. It was highly popular, and was translated several times into English, most notably by Tobias Smollett in 1748 as The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane.

This article is about the novel. For the periodical, see Gil Blas (periodical). For the 1751 play, see Gil Blas (play).

Gil Blas
AuthorAlain-René Lesage
Original titleHistoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
GenrePicaresque
PublisherPierre Ribou
Publication date
1715–1735
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