Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1

Rabelais, François, 1490?-1553?

About this book

"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1" by François Rabelais is a novel written in the 16th century. This satirical masterpiece follows the adventures of two giants—Gargantua and his son Pantagruel—through a world of absurd battles, peculiar education, and outrageous encounters. Written with vulgar humor, wordplay, and sharp social commentary, the work was condemned as obscene by French censors. Rabelais blends erudition with extravagance, creating a comic epic that introduced countless new words to the French language and gave us the term "gargantuan."

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Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargantua_and_Pantagruel

Author
Rabelais, François, 1490?-1553?
Reading level
B1 · Intermediate
Language
English

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