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The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus (Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture) by Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen; a modern translation, with an introduction, by George Schulz-Behrend is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Written against a background of the Thirty Years' War and first published in 1669, this renowned picaresque classic recounts with wonderful biting satire the vagabond adventures of a not-so-simple simpleton during one of Europe's fiercest, yet ultimately most futile wars. Simplicius is an earthy character; he humiliates the mighty, confounds the gods, ridicules the pretentious. The translation uses the authoritative first edition for its text, and though it has been slightly abbreviated, no esse
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- Author
- Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen; a modern translation, with an introduction, by George Schulz-Behrend
- Publisher
- Columbia, SC: Camden House
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781879751385
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literary Collections
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (54 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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