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Fae & Fairy Fiction

The Nutcracker

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  • 1976 first published
  • 70 pages
  • ★ 3.5 (4 ratings)
  • 26 editions
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E. T. A. Hoffmann's The Nutcracker (1976) is a fae fiction novella. Key subjects include fairy tales, ballets, Ballet and anecdotes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 32 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 26 editions.

At about 70 pages, most readers finish it in about an hour and a half.

About The Nutcracker

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Children's stories, German
  • Nutcracker, Choreographic work
  • Ballets
  • Nutcrackers, Implements
  • Ballet
  • Anecdotes
  • Nussknacker und Mausekönig, Hoffmann, E.T.A.
  • Christmas stories
  • German fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Ballets, stories, plots, etc
  • Christmas
  • Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, macbeth
  • Contes de fées
  • Folklore, juvenile literature

Quick answers

Who wrote The Nutcracker?

The Nutcracker was written by E. T. A. Hoffmann and first published in 1976.

What genre is The Nutcracker?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Nutcracker?

The median edition has 70 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Nutcracker?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Cricket on the Hearth, The Magician's Nephew and The Book of Dragons.

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