Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son

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Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son is a humorous Yiddish novel by Sholom Aleichem that follows the adventures and misadventures of a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl.

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instanceOf Yiddish-language literary work
novel
adaptationStatus adapted for stage and radio
author Sholom Aleichem
character Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peysi the Cantor
characterRole Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son self-linksurface differs
surface form: Peysi the Cantor is Motl’s father
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
culturalSignificance considered a classic of Yiddish literature
depicts Jewish immigrant experience
life in an Eastern European Jewish shtetl
genre Jewish literature
humorous novel
picaresque fiction
hasTranslation English
French
German
Hebrew
Russian
Spanish
language Yiddish
literaryForm serialized fiction
literaryMovement Yiddish classic literature
literaryStatus canonical work in Yiddish canon
mainCharacter Motl
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Motl
originalAudience Yiddish-speaking Jews
periodOfSetting early 20th century
late 19th century
protagonistDescription a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl
publicationMedium Yiddish press
relatedWorkByAuthor Tevye the Dairyman
settingRegion Eastern Europe
settingType shtetl
style colloquial Yiddish
ironic humor
subjectMatter Jewish religious and secular life
social change in Eastern European Jewry
targetAgeGroup general audience
theme Jewish diaspora life
childhood
emigration
family
humor in adversity
poverty
tone comic
satirical

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Sholom Aleichem notableWork Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son
Sholem Rabinovich notableWork Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son
this entity surface form: Motl, Peysi the Cantor's Son
Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son character Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peysi the Cantor
Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son characterRole Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Peysi the Cantor is Motl’s father