Before you is the most significant work of the French Renaissance—François Rabelais’s satirical novel “Gargantua and Pantagruel.” Created on a rich and varied folklore foundation, the novel tells the story of two giants—father and son. Rabelais masterfully mocks human vices, the social order of his time, and especially the Church and the clergy.
Using satire and humor, the genius behind “Gargantua and Pantagruel” exposes the reality surrounding him and sets against it a new world free from conventions and prejudices.