01850cam a22003253u 4500 33858 UtSlPG 20260610133754.0 m cr n 260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PT Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von, 1625-1676 The Adventurous Simplicissimus : being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2010 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus Release date is 2010-10-14 Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33858 74704 74704