"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1" by François Rabelais is a funny story from the 1500s that uses giants to make fun of society and explore ideas. It tells about the lives of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, and the novel starts with a funny message to the reader encouraging them to not judge the novel by its cover. The book mentions where Gargantua comes from, but talks about it like a joke, and discusses Gargantua's dad, Grangousier, and how much he loves to eat and drink. The beginning sets the style for the book and invites people to laugh and think at the same time.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
By François Rabelais
Get ready for a wild ride with giants as they hilariously question everything about life, learning, and the crazy world around them.
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About the AuthorFrançois Rabelais was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he became better known as a satirist for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters.
François Rabelais was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he became better known as a satirist for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters.
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