The Hubermann family
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The Hubermann family is a fictional working-class German household in the novel "The Book Thief," known for their quiet resistance to Nazism and their compassionate sheltering of a Jewish man during World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hubermann family | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
ⓘ
literary character group ⓘ |
| adoptiveParentOf | Liesel Meminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Book Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | bombing of Himmel Street ⓘ |
| author | Markus Zusak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| economicStatus | poor ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Book Thief NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Book Thief (2005 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalRole | foster family of the protagonist ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| hasNarratorContext | narrated by Death ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compassion toward persecuted individuals
ⓘ
quiet resistance to Nazism ⓘ sheltering a Jewish man ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | symbol of moral courage among ordinary Germans ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| member |
Hans Hubermann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liesel Meminger NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Hubermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | caretakers of Liesel Meminger ⓘ |
| occupationContext |
house painter and accordion player (Hans Hubermann)
ⓘ
laundress (Rosa Hubermann) ⓘ |
| opposes |
Nazism
ⓘ
antisemitism ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfNarrativeContext | German GENERATED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | compassionate despite hardship ⓘ |
| publisherOfWorkWhereTheyAppear |
Knopf Books for Young Readers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Picador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Himmel Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risked | punishment by Nazi authorities ⓘ |
| setDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Nazi era ⓘ |
| settingCountryInFiction | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shelters | Max Vandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | young adult readers ⓘ |
| themeInWork |
family and found family
ⓘ
humanity during wartime ⓘ ordinary German resistance ⓘ |
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Hubermann family