Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (February 4, 1688 – February 12, 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, is a French novelist and dramatist.
He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the eighteenth century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris.
His most important works are Le Triomphe de l'amour, Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard and Les Fausses Confidences.
He also publishes a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu.