Gimpel the Fool

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:author gptkb:Isaac_Bashevis_Singer
gptkbp:character_traits innocent
naive
trusting
kind-hearted
persevering
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
studied in literature courses
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Jewish_identity
gptkb:literary_analysis
moral lessons
fool archetype
Yiddish culture
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gimpel the Fool
gptkbp:influenced magical realism
postmodern literature
subsequent writers
short story format
gptkbp:influenced_by Jewish folklore
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:language gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:legacy enduring popularity
inspiration for other works
adaptations in various media
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Gimpel
gptkbp:moral value of belief
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person narration
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Isaac_Bashevis_Singer
gptkbp:plot_point Gimpel's dream
Gimpel's marriage
Gimpel's realization
Gimpel's return to the village
gptkbp:published_in 1945
gptkbp:resolution acceptance of his fate
gptkbp:setting a small village
gptkbp:symbolism the baker
the village
the fool
gptkbp:theme love
faith
foolishness
gptkbp:translated_into gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Bashevis_Singer
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature_1978
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6