Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I
Author: first_name: François
last_name: Rabelais
Language: English
Year: 1660

<em>The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel</em> (in French, <em>La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel)</em> 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.(Summary by Wikiped