Gargantua and Pantagruel |
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Editor:
| Rabelais, Francois Motteux, Peter Anthony Urquhart, Thomas |
Series title: | Mobi Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-60778-300-8 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
Publisher: | MobileReference
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $.95 |
Book Description:
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Illustrated by Gustave DorÉ. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by FranÇois Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several...
More DescriptionIllustrated by Gustave DorÉ. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by FranÇois Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters. - Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.