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Also Known As Alcofribas Nasier
Born c.1494 • France
Died April 9, 1553? • Paris • France
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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