François Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Satirical picaresque of two giants' bawdy, absurdist misadventures

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François Rabelais
François Rabelais

French Renaissance writer and humanist known for his grotesque and bawdy humor. His Gargantua and Pantagruel cycle established a tradition of comic fiction blending satire with philosophical inquiry.

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