The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel / by Franc̜ois Rabelais ; translated and with an introduction by J.M. Cohen Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?

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Rabelais, François, approximately 1490-1553?
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Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Gargantua (Legendary character) - Fiction.; French fiction
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Juvenile
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A fantasy of life amongst the monks and friars of 16th-century France which remains a satirical and comic classic. Rabelais espouses a positive view of life in which tolerance, goodness, understanding and wisdom are opposed to dogmatism, pride and cruelty.
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