Molching

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Molching is a fictional small German town near Munich that serves as the primary backdrop for Markus Zusak’s World War II novel "The Book Thief."

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Molching canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
setting of a novel
appearsIn The Book Thief
country Germany
createdBy Markus Zusak
fictionalStatus fictional
governedBy Nazi Party
surface form: Nazi Party (in-fiction)
hasBuilding Frau Diller’s shop
Frau Holtzapfel’s house
Hubermann house on Himmel Street
Molching school
Steiner House
surface form: Steiner house on Himmel Street

air-raid shelters
the mayor’s house
hasEvent Jesse Owens incident involving Rudy
Max Vandenburg’s hiding in the Hubermann basement
air raid on Molching
book burnings
destruction of Himmel Street
parades of Jewish prisoners
hasNeighborhood Himmel Street neighborhood
hasResident Frau Holtzapfel
surface form: Frau Diller

Frau Holtzapfel
Hans Hubermann
Liesel Meminger
Max Vandenburg
Rosa Hubermann
Rudy Steiner
The Hubermann family
The Meminger family (foster arrangement)
The Steiner family
Tommy Müller
hasStreet Frau Holtzapfel’s street
Himmel Street
Munich Street
hasThemeRole depicts everyday life under Nazism
illustrates impact of war on civilians
inspiredBy real Bavarian small towns near Munich
languageOfDepiction English
locatedNear Munich
narrativeFunction central backdrop for Liesel Meminger’s story
site of Death’s observations in The Book Thief
primarySettingOf The Book Thief
timePeriod Third Reich
surface form: Nazi era

World War II

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The Book Thief settingPlace Molching
Hans Hubermann residence Molching
Rosa Hubermann residesIn Molching
Rudy Steiner livesIn Molching
Max Vandenburg setIn Molching