Manon Lescaut
novel by Abbé Prévost
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Summary
Manon Lescaut is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,582 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Antoine François Prévost[3]
- Publisher: François Didot[4]
- Genre: memoir[5], memoir novel[6], romantic fiction[7]
- Depicts: Knights Hospitaller[8]
- Place of publication: Paris[9]
- Part of: Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality[10]
- Commons category: Manon Lescaut[11]
- Language of work or name: French[12]
- Country of origin: France[13]
- Publication date: 1731[14]
- Has edition or translation: The Story of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier des Grieux[15], Manon Lescaut[16], Q122483983[17], Q138507365[18]
- Narrative location: France[19], New Orleans[20], Louisiana[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Manon Lescaut[22]
- Title: Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut[23]
- Different from: Manon Lescaut[24]
- Set in period: 18th century[25]
- Derivative work: Manon Lescaut[26], The Lovers of Manon Lescaut[27], Histoire du chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (téléfilm)[28], Manon[29], L'histoire de Manon[30]
- Copyright status: public domain[31]
- Form of creative work: novel[32]
- P14541: 1o0WOa[33]
Why It Matters
Manon Lescaut has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]