The Family Carnovsky
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The Family Carnovsky is a major Yiddish novel by Israel Joshua Singer that traces the rise and moral decline of a German-Jewish family across generations in the turbulent early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Israel Joshua Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFamilyName | Carnovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| explores |
Jewish assimilation into German society
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conflict between tradition and modernity ⓘ immigration experience ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Yiddish ⓘ |
| followsGenerationsOf | German-Jewish family ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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historical novel ⓘ |
| hasNotableStatus |
major novel by Israel Joshua Singer
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major work of Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
antisemitism in Europe
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assimilation of German Jews ⓘ identity and alienation ⓘ rise and moral decline of a family ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multi-generational ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Di mishpokhe Karnovski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
rise of antisemitism in Germany
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turbulent political changes in early 20th-century Europe ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Brothers Ashkenazi
NERFINISHED
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Yoshe Kalb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Germany
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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