Description: 'Johann Grimmelshausen was born in early 17th century Germany and fought in the Thirty Years War before becoming a writer, flavouring his memoirs with a sense of the fantastical story and fascinating yarn. Tearaway is the sequel to the German classic Simplicissimus which recounted the life of the author in the war and his many escapades across Europe involving his wife,fellow soldiers and any number of unlikely characters from the west coast of France to the eastern borders of Turkey. Eventually destined to live his remaining days as a one legged fiddler begging, stealing and cheating his way across his homeland he certainly lived a life getting there,however unlikely may be some of the tales he tells.' Buzz Magazine

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