Francois Rabelais, French Writer(1494-1553)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Francois Rabelais
• Birth: February 4, 1494, Chinon, France
• Death: April 9, 1553, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French writer; Gargantua and Pantagruel, especially Book I: The Abbey of Theleme
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); LRP; Bloom

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