Le Livre sur la Place
Nancy, France · TBA (typical: Sep; Nancy) · T3 Niche
Le Quart Livre (The Fourth Book in English) is a novel by François Rabelais and published in its final version in 1552. The author was confronted with significant challenges in the context of this sequel to the adventures of Pantagruel, particularly in the wake of the publication of The Third Book and the subsequent opposition from theologians at the Sorbonne. The novel, written with the comic flair typical of François Rabelais, is a sea voyage narrative in which the protagonists encounter fantastical creatures and places that resonate with the author's humanist concerns.
- Language
- French
- Genres
- general lit
- Organizer
- François Villon
- Format
- hybrid
- Founded
- 1979
- Next edition
- TBA (typical: Sep; Nancy)
- Author participation
- see website
- Audience
- The author was confronted with significant challenges in the context of this sequel to the adventures of Pantagruel, particularly in the wake of the publication of The Third Book and the subsequent opposition from theologians at the Sorbonne.
- Age policy
- Upon arrival in the Hyperborean seas, auditory evidence of human activity, including the voices of men, women, children, and horses, is discernible, despite the absence of any discernible visual presence on the horizon.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: French
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit
- Programme
- Three editions have been preserved: two published in Lyon without the name of the publisher, but likely from the workshops of Pierre de Tours, and one with his name but undated.
- Past editions
- 1958, 1969, 1975, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024