The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (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. The text features much crudi…
