Gargantua and Pantagruel (Part 1)

François Rabelais

⏱ 9 minComic classic

Part 1 of 2. A giant is born bellowing for drink, schooled into a humanist, and dragged into a war over stolen cakes, before founding an abbey whose only rule is Do What Thou Wilt. Rabelais's wild, bawdy, learned comic saga.

Listen to the whole of Gargantua and Pantagruel (Part 1) in about 9 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.