The Legend of the Giants (three Volumes Before the Fifth Volume)
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"The Life of Giants" was originally called "Gao Canda and Pantagruel" and consists of five volumes. It is a multi-biography novel created by the French Renaissance novelist François Rabelais and published between 1532 and 1564. It is a satirical novel that tells the miraculous deeds of two giant kings, Gao Canda and his son Pantagruel: Gao Canda's extraordinary birth; Pantagruel's adventures when he was studying in Paris; Pantagruel and Gao Canda's discussion of marriage issues; Pantagruel traveling across the ocean to search for the source of wisdom - the "Vase of God", and finally getting his wish. The work lashed out at the feudal society of France in the 16th century and was a cry from the emerging bourgeoisie against the rule of the feudal church. It fully reflected the humanists' affirmation of people, human nature and human creativity. In the novel, Rabelais vividly and honestly criticized the hypocrisy and cruelty of the church, especially denounced the Catholic scholastic education that poisoned children.
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