For The Pied Piper, Czech writer Viktor Dyk found his muse in the
much retold medieval Saxon legend of the villainous, pipe-playing
rat-catcher. Dyk uses the tale as a loose frame for his story of a
mysterious wanderer, outcast, and would-be revolutionary--a dreamer
typical of fin de siecle Czech literature who serves Dyk as a
timely expression of the conflict between the petty concerns of
bourgeois nineteenth-century society and the coming artistic
generation. Impeccably rendered into English by Mark Corner, The
Pied Piper retains the beautiful style of Dyk's original Czech. The
inspiration for several theater and film adaptations, including a
noted animated work from critically acclaimed director Jiri Barta,
Dyk's classical novella is given new life by Corner's translation,
proving that the piper is open to new interpretations still.
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