Esther Gobseck

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Esther Gobseck is a tragic courtesan in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, best known as the central figure of the novel "Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes."

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Label Occurrences
Esther Gobseck canonical 2
Jean-Esther van Gobseck 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in French literature ⓘ
courtesan ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn La Comédie humaine ⓘ
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ
appearsInSeries Histoire des Treize ⓘ
associatedWithAuthor Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
characterType tragic heroine ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork France ⓘ
creator Honoré de Balzac ⓘ
fictionalCenturyOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
fictionalUniverse La Comédie humaine ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWork French realist novel ⓘ
languageOfWork French ⓘ
literaryMovement Realism ⓘ
literaryStatus notable character in 19th-century French literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
nationality French ⓘ
notableFor depiction of the Parisian demi-monde ⓘ
tragic love story ⓘ
occupation courtesan ⓘ
partOf Balzac’s La Comédie humaine character cycle ⓘ
linked to: La Comédie humaine
roleInWork central figure of Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes ⓘ
setting Paris ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gobseck → mainCharacter → Jean-Esther van Gobseck ⓘ
linked to: Esther Gobseck
Gobseck → hasTitleCharacter → Jean-Esther van Gobseck ⓘ
linked to: Esther Gobseck