The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus Contributor(s): Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jak (Author), Underwood, J. A. (Translator), Cramer, Kevin (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0241309867 ISBN-13: 9780241309865 Publisher: Penguin Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | War & Military |
Dewey: 833.5 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" L (0.75 lbs) 496 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
Features: Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: The first great German novel - an extraordinary recreation of the horrors of the Thirty Years War, written by a veteran of the conflict First published in 1668, Simplicissimus tells the picaresque, brilliantly described adventures of a boy swept up in the Thirty Years War and the terrible things that he experiences. Some of it is realistic, some fantastical but the overall effect is an unmatched picture of Europe torn apart by an endless, sadistic, futile war from which nobody can escape. The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus was rediscovered in twentieth-century Germany where the book's grim message as a story of war in all of its horror and absurdity resonated and the book is now established as one of the essential works of German literature. |
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