The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus [electronic resource]
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen2018
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'Gaudy, wild, raw, amusing, rollicking and ragged, boiling with life, on
intimate terms with death and evil - but in the end, contrite and fully tired of
a world wasting itself in blood, pillage and lust' Thomas Mann
A story of war in all its absurdity and horror, this incomparable novel
describes the fortunes of a young boy travelling through a world ravaged by
conflict, and the terrible things he witnesses. Written by someone who fought in
the Thirty Years War which decimated Europe in the seventeenth century, it
combines brutal, documentary realism with fantastical, knockabout humour to
depict a universe turned upside down. This pioneering work of fiction is
considered to be the first great German novel.
Translated by J. A. Underwood with an Introduction by Kevin Cramer
Main title:
The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus [electronic resource] / Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
Author:
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141982120
Language:
English
BRN:
429151
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |