Fishke

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fictional character literary character protagonist

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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fishke der krumer 2
Fishke canonical 1
Fishke der Krumer 1

Statements (32)

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Fishke der krumer

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

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

Referenced by (4)

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

Fishke the Lame → mainCharacter → Fishke ⓘ
Fishke → nameInOriginalLanguage → Fishke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fishke der krumer
Fishke → characterInWork → Fishke self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fishke der krumer
פֿישקע דער קרומער → mainCharacter → Fishke ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fishke der Krumer