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François Rabelais

Born

in Chinon, France

July 14, 1492

Died

October 01, 1552

Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Influences

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François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and Renaissance humanist. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, and both bawdy jokes and songs. Rabelais is considered one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing. He also published under the names Alcofribas Nasier and Séraphin Calobarsy.

François Rabelais était un des grand écrivains de la Renaissance française, médecin et humaniste. Il a toujours été considéré comme un écrivain de fantaisie, de satire, de grotesque et à la fois de blagues et de chansons de débauche. Rabelais est considéré comme l'un des grands écrivains de la littérature mondiale et parmi les créateurs de l'écriture ...more

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François Rabelais’s books

Average rating: 3.62 · 23,350 ratings · 994 reviews · 474 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.68 avg rating — 14,750 ratings — published 1564 — 681 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua by François Rabelais, Andrew Brown (Translator), Paul Bailey (Foreword by) 3.34 avg rating — 3,784 ratings — published 1534 — 213 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pantagruel 3.58 avg rating — 2,212 ratings — published 1532 — 117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua (Classico Lycée, 183) 2.27 avg rating — 246 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Tiers Livre 3.47 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1546 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Quart Livre 3.40 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1552 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of François Rabelais 4.25 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1532 — 193 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book 1 by François Rabelais, Gustave Doré (Illustrator), Peter Anthony Motteux (Translator) 3.72 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1532 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua and Pantagruel, Volume 2 3.70 avg rating — 63 ratings — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua (Bac 2022, 1re générale & 1re techno): suivi des parcours « Rire et savoir » et « La bonne éducation » (Classiques & Cie Lycée, 121) by François Rabelais, Florian Pennanech 2.18 avg rating — 92 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by François Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel (5 books)
by

François Rabelais,

Guy Demerson (traduction et notes)

3.60 avg rating — 21,196 ratings

Gargantua and Pantagruel #1-3 (1 book)
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François Rabelais,

Gustave Doré (Illustrator),

Peter Anthony Motteux (Translator)

3.72 avg rating — 104 ratings

Quotes by François Rabelais (?)

“I go to seek a Great Perhaps.”
― François Rabelais

tags: death, french-renaissance-writer, john-green, last-words, life, looking-for-alaska, meaning-of-life, miles-halter

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“Seeing how sorrow eats you, defeats you.
I'd rather write about laughing than crying,
For laughter makes men human, and courageous.”
― Francois Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel

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“Science without conscience is the soul's perdition.”
― Francois Rabelais, Pantagruel

tags: conscience, science

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