Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by François Rabelais
"Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5" by François Rabelais is a novel published posthumously around 1564. This final installment chronicles the continued voyages of the giant Pantagruel and his companions toward the Divine Bottle. The travelers encounter strange islands populated by bizarre inhabitants, including birds living in Catholic Church hierarchy and grotesquely corpulent people. Written in Rabelais' characteristic satirical style, this concluding volume blends absurdist humor with pointed social commentary as the
adventurers approach their mystical destination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Rabelais, François, 1490?-1553? |
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| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Translator | Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718 |
| Translator | Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660 |
| Title | Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargantua_and_Pantagruel |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Giants -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Gargantua (Legendary character) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 8170 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 26, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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