The adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus /
First published in 1668, Simplicissimus tells the picaresque, brilliantly described adventures of a boy swept up in the Thirty Years War and the terrible things that he experiences. Some of it is realistic, some fantastical but the overall effect is an unmatched picture of Europe torn apart by an en...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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UK :
Penguin Books,
2018.
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| Series: | Penguin classics.
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| Summary: | First published in 1668, Simplicissimus tells the picaresque, brilliantly described adventures of a boy swept up in the Thirty Years War and the terrible things that he experiences. Some of it is realistic, some fantastical but the overall effect is an unmatched picture of Europe torn apart by an endless, sadistic, futile war from which nobody can escape. |
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| Physical Description: | xxx, 462 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0241309867 9780241309865 |