num_pages: 152
description: François Rabelais holds a unique place in the history of world literature, and no more so than for his extraordinary satirical entertainment Gargantua and Pantagruel. Here the first of these volumes is presented in a new and lively translation. Pantagruel recounts the life a popular giant. From his portentous birth and colorful childhood, to his visit to Paris and his travels through Utopia, and not withstanding his enormous appetite, Pantagruel’s history is told with a breathtaking degree of gaiety and wit. Ingeniously coining new expressions, and with an unashamed obsession with bodily functions, Rabelais blends prose and poetry, the sacred and profound, to offer a heady satire of the religious society of his day. The result is a bawdy and brilliant celebration of life.
language: English
title: Pantagruel
titlecomplete: Pantagruel (Hesperus Classics)
characters: Pantagruel
genres: Classics, France, Roman, Fantasy, Humor, Novels, Literature, French Literature, 16th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 2278
series: Gargantua and Pantagruel
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Mikael Agricola -palkinto
publisher: Hesperus Press