Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais

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. Rabelais studied Ancient Greek, and used this as he invented hundreds of new words, some of which became part of the French language. His quibbling and other wordplay fills the book, and is quite free from any prudishness.

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The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel	Mass Market Paperback	4413521		$19.95
The Abbey of Theleme: An Excerpt from the Very Horrific Life of Great Gargantua, Father of Pantagruel: Sourceworks of Thelema	Audible Audiobook	114244	$3.99		2016
The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel (The Penguin classics)	Paperback	6773734		$1.34
The histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel (The 100 greatest books of all time)	Hardcover	3604386		$38.00
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	603712	$3.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel. Translated Into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Le Motteux Annis 1653-1694. with an Introd. by Charles Whibley; Volume 3	Hardcover	1057130	$29.95	$39.95	2016
Gargantua et Pantagruel (Classique) (French Edition)	Kindle Edition	1061045	$4.99		2009
Gargantua and Pantagruel [with Biographical Introduction]	Kindle Edition	430133	$3.03		2004
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Everyman's Library (Cloth))	Hardcover	649194	$11.98	$3.97	1994
Gargantua et Pantagruel (French Edition)	Hardcover	12825138	$147.97	$17.18	1993
Gargantua and Pantagruel: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel	Kindle Edition	780185	$4.99		2012
"pantagruel ; gargantua"	Mass Market Paperback	3415253	$4.70	$0.01
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	1100913	$3.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel	MP3 CD	8674529	$42.89		2020
Gargantua and Pantagruel(Classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	916991	$3.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel: (Illustrated Edition)	Kindle Edition	880334	$11.99		2019
Gargantua and Pantagruel: THE THIRD BOOK-THE FOURTH BOOK- THE FIFTH BOOK Classic book by Francois Rabelais with Original Illustration	Paperback	1711638	$14.99		2020
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Forgotten Books)	Paperback	8939438	$61.02		2008
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	849114	$3.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel: (Gargantua and Pantagruel #1-5)	Kindle Edition	558572	$9.99		2021
Gargantua and Pantagruel: new illustrated with classic illustrations	Paperback	1885555	$18.28		2020
Gargantua et Pantagruel (French Edition)	Kindle Edition	369391	$2.99		2012
The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	10871478		$6.39
François Rabelais : Oeuvres complètes et annexes (annotées, illustrées): Gargantua, Pantagruel, Le Tiers Livre, Le Quart Livre, Le Cinquième Livre ... (French Edition)	Kindle Edition	694247	$2.99		2019
The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel.	Paperback	11284645		$1.98	1963
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Kindle Edition	1012698	$7.49		2020
Pantagruel and Gargantua (Evergreens)	Paperback	723430	$6.67	$7.25	2019
Gargantua and Pantagruel(Classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	693307	$3.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	480087	$16.99	$22.24	2020
Gargantua and Pantagruel; Volume 1	Hardcover	1110430	$28.95		2017
Les Cinq Livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel (Quarto) (French Edition)	Paperback	1700494	$40.01	$54.10	2017
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Hardcover	2207984	$23.19	$23.00	2018
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Audible Audiobook	97159	$37.95		2016
Gargantua: La vie inestimable du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel (French Edition)	Mass Market Paperback	1824467	$5.10	$13.42	2014
Gargantua and Pantagruel(Classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	864988	$4.99		2021
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Kindle Edition	1073459	$0.60		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Dover Thrift Editions)	Paperback	2423149	$9.25	$9.11	2016
Gargantua y pantagruel (Illustrated by Dore) (Spanish Edition)	Paperback	1419880	$6.56	$39.41	2010
Pantagruel Gargantua (Petits Classiques Larousse) (French Edition)	Paperback	2817639	$3.68	$2.16	2008
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Everyman's Library Classics)	Hardcover	612887	$4.19	$7.97	1994
Gargantua pantagruel	Hardcover	20702521		$15.40
Gargantua and Pantagruel: Illustrated, Book 5	Paperback	626627	$4.40		2022
Gargantua y Pantagruel - 2 Volumenes (Spanish Edition)	Paperback	21869519		$687.17
Gargantua y pantagruel (Illustrated by Dore) (Spanish Edition) by Francois Rabelais (2010-01-04)	Paperback	9884410	$12.52	$12.52
THE HISTORIES OF GARGANTUA AND PANTAGRUEL	Hardcover	2058196	$12.89	$9.99
Gargantua (Illustré): La vie inestimable du grand Gargantua, père de Pantagruel (French Edition)	Kindle Edition	2669444			2014
Gargantua and Pantagruel:(classics Illustrated Edition)	Kindle Edition	933262	$3.99		2022
gargantua, pantagruel, tiers livre, quart livre, cinquieme livre (French Edition)	Paperback	1360176	$9.40	$4.91	2006
Gargantua and Pantagruel: The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel (Classics)	Paperback	431862	$31.99	$0.01	1955
Gargantua y Pantagruel (Sepan Cuantos # 360) (Spanish Edition)	Paperback	6871360	$14.91		2016
Garantua Y Pantagruel (Spanish Edition)	Hardcover	17534899		$41.97	2001
Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)	Audible Audio Edition	48770	$9.95		2013
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 4 (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)	Paperback	2708587	$15.62	$9.99	2008
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book V	Paperback	8606261	$14.63		2017
Gargantua & Pantagruel (French Literature Classic)	Kindle Edition	14512	$0.00		2020
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Penguin Classics)	Kindle Edition	307419	$12.82		2006
Gargantua: Pantagruel (French Edition)	Paperback	1119766	$14.07	$22.66	2010
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	202950	$14.02	$5.97	2006
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	597144	$10.99		2022
Gargantúa y Pantagruel : los cinco libros	Hardcover	2094650	$57.32	$123.00	2011
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	5806367	$11.59	$21.61	2013
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Illustrated)	Kindle Edition	571442	$1.99		2017
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	878443	$3.99		2022
The Life of Gargantua and the Heroic Deeds of Pantagruel: From the French of Rabelais (Classic Reprint)	Paperback	1053279	$14.48		2012
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics : Illustrated Edition	Kindle Edition	595613	$2.99		2022
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	1538792	$19.29	$2.49	1991
Pantagruel and Gargantua (Alma Classics Evergreens)	Kindle Edition	3342657	$2.99		2019
Gargantua, and His Son Pantagruel	Hardcover	1121630	$29.99	$38.19	2018
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Paperback	259965	$12.42	$13.84	2009
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)	Kindle Edition	1065164	$6.72		2017
Gargantua and Pantagruel	Kindle Edition	1092214	$1.99		2020
Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel; Volume II	Hardcover	583699	$25.95		2019
Gargantua and Pantagruel(classics illustrated)	Kindle Edition	1035514	$2.99		2022