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'Siebenks' (Sevencheese) is a German Romantic novel by Jean Paul, published in Berlin in three volumes between 1796 and 1797.

The novel's full title is 'Blumen-, Frucht- und Dornenstcke oder Ehestand, Tod und Hochzeit des Armenadvokaten F. St. Siebenks im Reichsmarktflecken Kuhschnappel' "Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Married Life, Death, and Wedding of the Public Defender F. St. Siebenks in Reichsmarktflecken, ." However, the book is most commonly known simply as 'Siebenks'.

Plot



As the title suggests, the story concerns the life of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenks and is told in a comedic style. Unhappily married, Siebenks goes to consult his friend, Leibgeber (Bodygiver), who, in reality, is his alter ego, or Doppelgnger. Leibgeber convinces Siebenks to fake his own death, in order to begin a new life. Siebenks takes the advice of his alter ego, and soon meets the beautiful Natalie. The two fall in love; hence, the "wedding after death" noted in the title.

Trivia



Siebenks is the first novel in which a lookalike is described as a "Doppelgnger." It is a word of Jean Paul's own invention (originally spelled as "Doppeltgnger").

The sudden meeting of satire (in Jean Paul's description of life in a little town) and touching moments (in his poignant drawing of Siebenks' psychological pains), moves the reader to want to know about philosophical honesty as well as comfort of soul. The inconsistency and being torn apart of Siebenks is programatic, and still today a sign of sensitivities of bourgeois individuals.

own translation from: https://www.getabstract.com/de/zusammenfassung/siebenkaes/6830

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