The Adventurous Simplicissimus: being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Adventurous Simplicissimus: being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Adventurous Simplicissimus: being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von (1625–1676).
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"The Adventurous Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen is a picaresque novel published in 1668. Set during the devastating Thirty Years' War, it follows Simplicius, a simple peasant boy separated from his family by soldiers and raised by a forest hermit. After the hermit's death, Simplicius embarks on extraordinary adventures through war-torn Germany—experiencing military service, wealth, disease, and travels to distant lands. Regarded as the first German adventure novel and masterpiece, it chronicles one man's journey through chaos toward spiritual awakening.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Adventurous Simplicissimus: being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim
- Author credits: Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von (1625–1676)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- German fiction -- Translations into English
- Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction
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- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: German Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Category: Novels
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