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Gargantua and PantagruelFrançois Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

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Original author: François Rabelais

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"Gargantua and Pantagruel" by François Rabelais is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century. It chronicles the adventures of two giants—Gargantua and his son Pantagruel—through a series of outrageous exploits. Written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical style, the work features erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay. The narrative follows the giants through education, wars, and an epic voyage seeking the Divine Bottle, encountering bizarre lands and creatures along the way while satirizing contemporary society and religion.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, by François Rabelais. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1200.

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263 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter2,604 words
  2. 2.Chapter 5: XLVII.--How we took our leave of Bacbuc, and left the Oracle of (1)8,635 words
  3. 3.Chapter 5: XLVII.--How we took our leave of Bacbuc, and left the Oracle of (2)5,322 words
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