Sunset
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"Sunset" is a 1926 short story by Russian writer Isaac Babel, known for its vivid portrayal of Jewish life in Odessa and its exploration of family conflict and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunset canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish literature
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literary realism ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered a key Odessa story by Isaac Babel
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widely studied in Babel scholarship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Jewish urban underworld of Odessa
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early Soviet period ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLength | short story length ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Закат NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of Isaac Babel’s Odessa stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian modernism
NERFINISHED
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Soviet literature of the 1920s ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
Jewish life in Odessa
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family conflict ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ honor and reputation ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ power and authority within the family ⓘ violence and cruelty ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
compressed, economical prose
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ironic tone ⓘ vivid description ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of patriarchal authority
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moral complexity of its characters ⓘ portrayal of Jewish family life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Odessa Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCulturalContext | Jewish community in Odessa ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Odessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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