Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Gargantua and Pantagruel #1-5

François Rabelais with M.A. Screech (Translator)

nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced

1041 pages | first published 1564

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A masterly new translation of Rabelais's robust scatalogical comedy Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Ga...
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Summary of 324 reviews

Moods

funny 85%
lighthearted 85%
challenging 71%
adventurous 57%
dark 14%
mysterious 14%
relaxing 14%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

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3.21

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