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Lifetime: 1877 - 1931 Passed: ≈ 93 years ago

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Viktor Dyk

Books by Viktor Dyk

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Krysař

Fantasy Fiction Fairy Tale Drama
Romance Symbolism Revenge Medieval Legend Greed Betrayal Magic Folklore German Piper Rats

Krysař is a novella by Viktor Dyk that retells an old German legend about a piper who comes to a town to rid it of rats. When the townspeople refuse to pay him the agreed-upon reward, the piper takes revenge, leading the children of the town to their...