Gargantua e Pantagruel

by Dino Battaglia, François Rabelais (creator)

Biting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience. Rabelais's vigorous examination of the life of his times-from bizarre battles to great drinking bouts, from satire on religion and education to matter-of-fact descriptions of bodily functions and desires-is one of the great comic masterpieces of literature.

Genres: Comics

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1985

About the author

Dino Battaglia was an Italian comic artist, noted for a distinctive and expressive style, best known for his visual adaptations of classic novels. In 1946 he became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Hugo Pratt and Alberto Ongaro.

Reviews

[Gerardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fumetto apprezzabile per chi ha già letto Rebelais: i disegni di Battaglia restituiscono quell'atmosfera da favola che regna nel testo dell'autore francese. La mole della storia e le poche pagine del fumetto, però, impediscono a questo adattamento di essere qualcosa di più che un'occasione per disegnare, visto che la narrazione risulta essere molto sacrificata.

[Nicholas De · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 e mezzo

[Rosemamelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

J'avais pas envie de lire Rabelais mais je savais que je rirais. Alors j'ai un peu triché et j'ai lu ce bel ouvrage de Battaglia, et je dois avouer, même si les illustrations ne sont pas ma came, que j'ai été absorbée. « il y a beaucoup plus de couillons que d’hommes ».