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-'''''Gargantua and Pantagruel''''' is a connected series of five novels written in the [[16th century]] by [[François Rabelais]]. It is the story of two [[giant (mythology)|giants]], a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, [[satire|satirical]] vein. There is much [[crudity]] and [[Toilet humour|scatological humor]] as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters.+'''''Gargantua and Pantagruel''''' is a connected series of five novels written in the [[16th century]] by [[François Rabelais]]. It is the story of two [[giant (mythology)|giants]], a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, [[satire|satirical]] vein. There is much [[crudity]] and [[Toilet humour|scatological humor]] as well as a large amount of [[violence]]. Long lists of [[vulgar]] [[insult]]s fill several chapters.
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Gargantua and 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. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters.



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