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Also Known As Alcofribas Nasier
Born c.1494 • France
Died April 9, 1553? • ParisFrance
Notable Works “Gargantua and Pantagruel”“La vie inestimable du grand Gargantua”“Les horribles et épouvantables faits et prouesses du très renommé Pantagruel, roy des Dipsodes”“Pantagrueline Prognostication”“Quart livre des faits et dits héroïques du noble Pantagruel”“Tiers livre des faits et dits héroïques du noble Pantagruel”

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