Der Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von 1625-1676 creator Kolbenheyer, E. G. (Erwin Guido) 1878-1962 text utu 2017 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen is a picaresque novel published in 1668. The story follows Simplicius, a simple shepherd boy whose life is shattered when soldiers destroy his farm during the Thirty Years' War. Taken in by a hermit, then thrust into a chaotic world of battles and deception, he transforms from innocent child to cunning survivor. Through constantly shifting allegiances and identities, Simplicius navigates a brutal landscape where survival demands both wit and moral compromise in war-torn Germany. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_abenteuerliche_Simplicissimus Release date is 2017-07-22 Produced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55171 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55171 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134254.0 55171