Description

Book Synopsis
A masterly new translation of Rabelais’s robust scatalogical comedy

Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Gargantua depicts a young giant who becomes a cultured Christian knight. Pantagruel portrays Gargantua’s bookish son who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided by wisdom and by his idiotic, self-loving companion, Panurge.

Gargantua and Pantagruel Penguin classics

    Product form

    £17.09

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £18.99 – you save £1.90 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Fri 12 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Francois Rabelais, M. A. Screech, M. A. Screech

    7 in stock


      View other formats and editions of Gargantua and Pantagruel Penguin classics by Francois Rabelais

      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/10/2006
      ISBN13: 9780140445503, 978-0140445503
      ISBN10: 0140445501
      Also in:
      Fantasy Satire & Humour

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A masterly new translation of Rabelais’s robust scatalogical comedy

      Parodying everyone from classic authors to his own contemporaries, the dazzling and exuberant stories of Rabelais expose human follies with mischievous and often obscene humor. Gargantua depicts a young giant who becomes a cultured Christian knight. Pantagruel portrays Gargantua’s bookish son who becomes a Renaissance Socrates, divinely guided by wisdom and by his idiotic, self-loving companion, Panurge.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account