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The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in the character Gil Blas, the star of Alain-René Lesage’s 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage’s work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.


Publication: 13 Mar 2025, Little Brown 
ISBN: 9780349707167

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      The archetype of the appealing anti-hero is encapsulated in the character Gil Blas, the star of Alain-René Lesage’s 18th-century picaresque novel. Lesage’s work was influenced by the story Lazarillo de Tormes, a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. The cover of an 1846 double publication of those works is reproduced here.


      Publication: 13 Mar 2025, Little Brown 
      ISBN: 9780349707167

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