Simplicius Simplicissimus Book & CD

ISBN: 9788853001504 ISBN10: 885300150X.
Inspired by the events and horrors of the Thirty Years' War which had devastated Germany, this is regarded as the first adventure novel in the German language. The story follows a boy named Simplicius during the 30 Years War. He grows up in the depraved environment and joins the armies of both warring sides, switching allegiances several times. Born to an illiterate peasant family, he is separated from his home by foraging dragoons and is eventually adopted by a forest hermit.