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1622–1676 · German writer

Also known as: Erich Stainfels von Grufensholm, German Schleifheim, German Schleifheim von Sulsfort, Germann Schleifheim von Sultzfort, Hans Jacob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen

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Known works

Der abentheüerliche Simplicissimus
Simplicissimus (1908)
Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus (1850)
Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch (1959)
The adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus (1993)