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François Rabelais

Born

in Chinon, France

July 05, 1492

Died

September 21, 1552

Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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French humanist François Rabelais wrote satirical attacks, most notably Pantagruel (1532) and Gargantua (1534), on medieval scholasticism and superstition.

People historically regarded this major Renaissance doctor of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes, and songs. Considered of the great of world literature, he created modern Europe. 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 par ...more

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Average rating: 3.5 · 26,949 ratings · 1,442 reviews · 1,232 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.65 avg rating — 16,477 ratings — published 1532 — 31 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, Paul Bailey (Foreword) 3.24 avg rating — 4,839 ratings — published 1534 — 38 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 by François Rabelais, Michelet (Foreword) 3.55 avg rating — 2,742 ratings — published 1532 — 189 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, Florian Pennanech 2.58 avg rating — 1,240 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
	Gargantua - Bac 2025: Parcours : rire et savoir, la bonne éducation 2.74 avg rating — 317 ratings	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 3.26 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 1552 — 75 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 3.45 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1546	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 4.24 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1534 — 248 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) 3.63 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1532 — 73 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 — 82 ratings — 68 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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Gargantua and Pantagruel (5 books)
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Guy Demerson (traduction et notes)

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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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