Fishke

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Fishke is the titular lame Jewish protagonist of Mendele Mocher Sforim’s classic Yiddish novel "Fishke the Lame," known for its blend of social critique and folk humor.

All labels observed (3)

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Fishke der krumer 2
Fishke canonical 1
Fishke der Krumer 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsInLanguage Yiddish ⓘ
associatedWithGenre folk humor ⓘ
social critique ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Jewish shtetl life ⓘ
compassion for the poor ⓘ
marginalization ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
satire of communal institutions ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
characterInWork Fishke der krumer ⓘ
linked to: Fishke

Fishke the Lame ⓘ
createdBy Mendele Mocher Sforim ⓘ
depictsSocialGroup Eastern European Jews ⓘ
linked to: Polish Jews
ethnicIdentity Jewish ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext Yiddish literature ⓘ
hasTitleRoleIn Fishke the Lame ⓘ
literaryPeriod 19th-century Yiddish literature ⓘ
literaryTradition Haskalah-influenced Yiddish prose ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
nameInOriginalLanguage Fishke der krumer ⓘ
linked to: Fishke

פֿישקע דער קרומער ⓘ
notableTrait lame ⓘ
physically disabled ⓘ
portrayedAs kind-hearted ⓘ
morally sensitive ⓘ
vulnerable ⓘ
roleInWork protagonist of Fishke the Lame ⓘ
titular character ⓘ
settingRegion Eastern Europe ⓘ

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

Fishke → nameInOriginalLanguage → Fishke der krumer ⓘ
linked to: Fishke
Fishke → characterInWork → Fishke der krumer ⓘ
linked to: Fishke
פֿישקע דער קרומער → mainCharacter → Fishke der Krumer ⓘ
linked to: Fishke