by François Rabelais · Juventud, nº 192, 1987,Barcelona. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788426111203
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Immerse yourself in the hilarious and satirical work of François Rabelais, 'Gargantua'. This edition, published by Juventud, presents the first complete version translated by Antonio García-Die Miralles de Imperial, professor of History of Medicine of Barcelona. Discover the life and adventures of the giant Gargantua, in a novel that parodies medieval and classical learning, mocks ecclesiastical authority, and offers reflections on humanism and society. A classic, entertaining and daring work that invites you to laugh and reflect on the human condition.
François Rabelais was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he became better known as a satirist for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters.
