Gargantua and Pantagruel



Gargantua and Pantagruel is a set of five novels written in the sixteenth century by François Rabelais, in French. It tells the story of two giants: Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, and their adventures, written in a satirical, entertaining and extravagant way.

There is great crudeness and a lot of scatological humor, besides a good dose of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters.

Trivia

 * The sizes of the giants are neither specified nor fixed, on the contrary, they vary with each chapter (these contradictions are a problem, they do not work or as artistic resources). For example:
 * In a chapter, Pantaguel can enter a court (he can go through the doors).
 * In another, it is exaggeratedly mentioned that in the mouth of Pantaguel there is a whole nation living around its tooth.