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Gargantua and Pantagruel

by François Rabelais · 2006 · 1041 pages

About This Book

A collection of five novels chronicling the adventures of the giants Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. Written in the 16th century, the work uses crude humor and exuberant fantasy to satirize medieval education, religious institutions, and the law. It stands as a foundational text of Western literature and a masterpiece of Renaissance humanism.

Genres

PhilosophyFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

CommunicationCreativityCritical ThinkingStorytelling

Book Details

Published

2006

Pages

1041

Language

fr

ISBN

9780140445503

Audiobook Available

34h 50m
Narrated by Bill Homewood

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