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

Statements (25)

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 La Comédie humaine
surface form: Balzac’s La Comédie humaine character cycle
roleInWork central figure of Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
setting Paris

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Gobseck mainCharacter Esther Gobseck
this entity surface form: Jean-Esther van Gobseck
Gobseck hasTitleCharacter Esther Gobseck
this entity surface form: Jean-Esther van Gobseck