The being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von 1625-1676 creator text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33858 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33858 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133754.0 33858