Dawn
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Dawn is a novel by Elie Wiesel that explores the moral and psychological struggles of a young Holocaust survivor involved in a Jewish underground movement in British-controlled Palestine.
Aliases (1)
- Ushas ×1
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
novel
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| author |
Elie Wiesel
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| centralConflict |
whether the protagonist will execute a British officer
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| genre |
Holocaust literature
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historical fiction → novel → philosophical fiction → psychological fiction → |
| hasCharacter |
Gad
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Ilana → John Dawson → the Old Man → |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
yes
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| influencedBy |
Holocaust experiences
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Zionist underground struggle in Palestine → |
| language |
French
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| literaryForm |
novel
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| literaryMovement |
post–World War II literature
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| mainCharacter |
Elisha
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| narrativeFocus |
inner moral conflict
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person narration
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| notableFor |
exploration of moral ambiguity in post-Holocaust Jewish resistance
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| originalPublicationLanguage |
French
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| originalTitle |
L’Aube
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| partOf |
Elie Wiesel’s loose trilogy Night–Dawn–Day
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| protagonistAffiliation |
Jewish underground movement
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| protagonistDescription |
young Holocaust survivor
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| publisher |
Les Éditions de Minuit
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| relatedWork |
Day
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Night → |
| settingLocation |
British Mandate of Palestine
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Tel Aviv → |
| settingTime |
post–World War II period
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| subject |
British rule in Palestine
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Jewish resistance → execution of a hostage → terrorism and counter-terrorism → |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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| theme |
consequences of violence
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guilt → identity crisis → legacy of the Holocaust → moral responsibility → psychological trauma → revenge → the ethics of killing → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Elie Wiesel
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Eliezer Wiesel → Theodore Dreiser → |
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("Ushas")
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Day
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prequel |
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Day
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relatedWork |
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Marion Wiesel
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translatedWork |