Laura Z. Hobson

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Laura Z. Hobson was an American novelist best known for her socially conscious works, including the anti-antisemitism novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement."

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instanceOf American writer
human
novelist
basedOnEvent post–World War II antisemitism in the United States
birthName Laura Kean Zametkin
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Hobson
fieldOfWork fiction writing
literature
genre realist fiction
social problem novel
givenName Laura
hasSubject antisemitism
family relationships
prejudice
social justice
unwed motherhood
inspiredWork Gentleman's Agreement
surface form: film "Gentleman's Agreement"
languageOfWorkOrName English
motherTongue English
movement liberalism in the United States
notableFor depictions of antisemitism in the United States
novel that inspired the film "Gentleman's Agreement"
socially conscious fiction
notableWork First Papers
Gentleman's Agreement
Over and Above
The Celebrity
The Other Father
The Tenth Month
The Trespassers
Untold Millions
occupation novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth New York City
surface form: New York

New York City
sexOrGender female
workLocation New York City

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Gentleman's Agreement authorOfSourceWork Laura Z. Hobson
subject surface form: Kathy Lacey