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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Posted by: Mr. Misery ()
Date: June 17, 2010 06:56PM

this book is chock full of shitting, pissing, farting, screwing, and puking. And it was written over 300 years ago! I say you should see Gargantua and Pantagruel. We'll be right back with this week's Three to See.
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Re: Gargantua and Pantagruel
Posted by: Harry Tuttle ()
Date: June 17, 2010 06:57PM

What's it about?

Signatures are for fags

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Re: Gargantua and Pantagruel
Posted by: Mr. Misery ()
Date: June 17, 2010 07:22PM

it's one of the early satires, originally written in Middle French, in 1532. It's in two parts: one is about the giant, Gargantua, and his life and exploits, and the other is about Gargantua's son, Pantagruel. There's no central plot; the early novels didn't function the way modern novels are structured. It's really a series of vignettes, describing everything from epic drinking contests to sharp satire of religion and the politics of the day, all told in a sort of fantasy/fairytale manner. Depending on the edition you read, it is very crude and foul--lots of descriptions of bodily functions and sex acts. It's along the lines of Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (which is a ridiculous book itself....extremely difficult to read, but rewarding and strange).

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