Talk:Manon Lescaut

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[Additional note] In the mystery story "Clouds of Witness", by Dorothy L. Sayers (c. 1927), the novel "Manon Lescaut" plays an important part in the life of one of the main supporting characters;  indeed, his life is practically modeled on "Manon".Mhasselman (talk) 02:38, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

Pronunciation
This might seem like a stupid question, but can somebody tell me how to pronounce "Manon Lescaut." I was told it's a bit like "man-oh lesk-ow," but I'm not sure. --Foofy 18:32, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Sure. You're actually pretty close. To pronounce the "non" in "Manon", make your mouth into a rounded "O" and add a slight "n" to the end of the sound. Also, "au" makes an "oh" sound in French, so that Lescaut is pronounced "les-koh". French pronunciation is much more predictable than English, so that once you know the sounds that letters and short letter combinations make, you can deduce the pronunciation fairly accurately. --Prionesse 20:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I will check out some French stuff, it always bugs me when I can't pronounce foreign words and names anywhere near close. --Foofy 19:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

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Manon Lescaut in Addio Zio Tom
In the Italian film Addio Zio Tom on a slave breeders farm is shown his family gravestones, one of the gravestones reads "Lescaut 1780-1808" i believe this is a reference and maybe should be listed as one as both have base roots in Louisiana. 23.248.1.120 (talk) 00:18, 29 June 2024 (UTC)