Circus & Carnival

Rabelais and His World

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  • 1968 first published
  • 484 pages
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Rabelais and His World is a 1968 circus fiction novel by M. M. Bakhtin. Much of the action takes place in Europe. It features François Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553?). Readers will find themes of Carnival, Medieval Civilzation, popular culture and Renaissance.

It runs to roughly 484 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • François Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553?)

Subjects

  • Carnival
  • Civilzation, Medieval
  • Medieval Civilzation
  • Popular culture
  • Renaissance

Quick answers

Who wrote Rabelais and His World?

Rabelais and His World was written by M. M. Bakhtin and first published in 1968.

What genre is Rabelais and His World?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival.

How long is Rabelais and His World?

The median edition has 484 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Rabelais and His World?

Readers who like it often enjoy Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay], The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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