The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto by Abraham Cahan
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| Author | Cahan, Abraham, 1860-1951 |
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| Title | The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | The imported bridegroom -- A providential match -- A sweat-shop romance -- Circumstances -- A ghetto wedding. |
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| Summary | "The Imported Bridegroom, and Other Stories of the New York Ghetto" by Abraham Cahan is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The narratives delve into the lives and struggles of Jewish immigrants in New York City, examining their cultural assimilation, identity, and the complexities of love and familial obligations. One of the central characters introduced in the opening story is Flora Stroon, a young woman yearning for a life beyond her ghetto upbringing, who faces the prospect of an arranged marriage that clashes with her aspirations. At the start of the book, we meet Flora, who is absorbed in reading Dickens while contemplating her desire to marry a refined American gentleman rather than the God-fearing business men favored by her father, Asriel Stroon. Asriel has recently become more pious and is determined to arrange Flora's marriage in line with his traditional values. This conflict between Flora's aspirations and her father's intentions is heightened when Asriel announces plans to travel to his hometown in Europe, stirring a mix of hope and apprehension in Flora. The opening chapter sets the stage for exploring the generational and cultural conflicts within a Jewish immigrant family, particularly as Flora's fate becomes entangled with that of Shaya, a young Talmudic scholar brought from the old country. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction |
| Subject | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 43028 |
| Release Date | Jun 24, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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