TY - BOOK AU - Jean Paul AU - Ewing,A. TI - Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces;: or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel AV - PT PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - German fiction -- Translations into English N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebenk%C3%A4s; Release date is 2011-05-19; Charles Bowen; Original publication data not identified N2 - "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.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36164 ER -