The Imported Bridegroom

by Abraham Cahan

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Genres: Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novella

Paperback

First published February 4, 1898

About the author

Abraham "Abe" Cahan was a Lithuanian-born Jewish-American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mah, la quarta di copertina lo spacciava per un gioiellino di humor yiddish, io invece l'ho trovato solo un romanzo con molte potenzialità non sfruttate, sbrigativo e poco accattivante.
La storia potrebbe essere davvero interessante e molto divertente, ma l'autore passa nel giro di pochi paragrafi da una sostanziale indifferenza tra i protagonisti (la ricca figlia di un ebreo newyorkese e lo studioso di Talmud arrivato dalla vecchia Europa appositamente per sposarla) ad un amore travolgente, con lui che da esimio studioso del Talmud si trasforma, dopo aver letto un libro di geometria, in un estimatore dei libri dei "gentili" e in un cucciolo a comando della bella fidanzatina.
Senza approfondimenti, senza grandi motivazioni o spiegazioni.
E da qui in un paio di pagine il ragazzo impara l'inglese abbastanza da studiare testi di medicina e da affrontare discussioni filosofiche per arrivare ad un finale tirato via, strascicato e poco incisivo.
Una vera delusione.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being that this is something I had to read for school, I am quite shocked that I enjoyed this little novella so much. At first it was an easy read, and I was planning on splitting this into two days of reading, but I actually became invested in the plot and I had to finish it. That ending was definitely a blue-baller, haha certainly a great read for my class on American Naturalism & Realism in literature.

[Grace C · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cue American wedding by frank ocean

[Telemmaite · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is rewarding, but not satisfying. Cahan masterfully depicts the transition of the imported bridegroom from a prodigy to yet another American. In this process, Flora, who is said to be "the only one who read Dickens" at the beginning, becomes an outsider. Depictions of Azkiel's hometown and the Jewish Synagogue is a result of the author's reflections. Scenes are carefully crafted to detail, which increases the dramatic tension of the plot. The plot itself is interesting and creative. Nevertheless, the transitions as well as various disillusionments happen too quickly to my taste, which renders the story a lower credibility.

[El]

The food poisoning knocked this one out of my field of interest at the moment. Will return to it later.

[Chuck]

Lithuania