Jean Paul,  1763-1825 <br/><br/>
Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; :  or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebenk%C3%A4s  Release date is 2011-05-19 
<br/><br/>Charles Bowen  Charles Bowen 
<br/><br/> "Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces" by Jean Paul is a German Romantic novel published between 1796 and 1797. The story follows Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkäs, a public defender trapped in an unhappy marriage. When he consults his friend Leibgeber—who is actually his Doppelgänger—he receives radical advice: fake his own death to escape his miserable life. This darkly comedic tale blends satire with psychological depth, exploring the torn sensibilities of a man seeking both philosophical honesty and peace of soul in a stifling provincial world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>German fiction -- Translations into English 
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