Kind aller Länder vs Under the persimmon tree: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Refugees, War, History, Children's fiction, Fiction

Kind aller Länder Irmgard Keun · 1938 ★★★★☆ 3.7 194 pages · ≈ 3 h 36 m · Moderate

"In this [...] novel, some of the great themes of 1930s Europe are refracted through the eyes of a child who is both naive and wise beyond her years. Irrepressible Kully, her charming, freckless father and her nervy,…

Parent and child Europe

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Under the persimmon tree Suzanne Fisher Staples · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.6 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Light

During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmal, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her huband's return from Mazar-i-Sharif, intersect at a school in…

Afghan War Afghanistan

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Side by side

The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Under the persimmon tree has the widest readership — 1456 ratings behind its score.
Under the persimmon tree runs the darker storyline; Kind aller Länder stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

New to the genre? Under the persimmon tree Light vs Moderate for Kind aller Länder In the mood for something dark? Under the persimmon tree a darker storyline than Kind aller Länder Want something lighter? Kind aller Länder an easier tone than Under the persimmon tree

Scores by source

	Kind aller Länder	Under the persimmon tree
Goodreads	3.7 (1202)	3.6 (1456)
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Reception

	Kind aller Länder	Under the persimmon tree
Ratings	1202	1456
Editions	10	4
Citations	4	—
Want to read	—	1136
Reading it now	—	69
Written reviews	—	202
Pages	194	296
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Kind aller Länder or Under the persimmon tree?

Kind aller Länder has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Kind aller Länder 3.7/5, Under the persimmon tree 3.6/5).

Which is shorter to read: Kind aller Länder or Under the persimmon tree?

Kind aller Länder is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Kind aller Länder (194 pages, ≈ 3 h 36 m); Under the persimmon tree (296 pages, ≈ 5 h 29 m).

Which is harder to read: Kind aller Länder or Under the persimmon tree?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Kind aller Länder: Moderate; Under the persimmon tree: Light.