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Pied Piper

  • 1941 first published
  • 305 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (5 ratings)
  • 36 editions

Nevil Shute and John Boyne's Pied Piper (1941) is a fae fiction and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to Switzerland and Jura in 1940. Readers will find themes of family values, fairy tales, refugee children and social aspects.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 36 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 36 editions.

At about 305 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Pied Piper

The novel by Nevil Shute. As the German army overruns France . An old Englishman returning to Britain agrees to escort two children to London. Trains, buses, hotels fail him and each shift in his plans adds a new child until he and six children attempt to evade the Nazis and cross the English Channel.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Family values
  • Historical
  • World war, 1939-1945
  • France
  • Fairy tales
  • Refugee children
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Social aspects
  • Action & adventure
  • Older men
  • British
  • Abandoned children
  • Rescues

Quick answers

Who wrote Pied Piper?

Pied Piper was written by Nevil Shute and John Boyne and first published in 1941.

What genre is Pied Piper?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Historical Fiction and Adventure.

How long is Pied Piper?

The median edition has 305 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Pied Piper?

Readers who like it often enjoy Les trois Mousquetaires, Le Roman Du Masque De Fer and Stardust.

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