The Resource And the bride closed the door, Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
And the bride closed the door, Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
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The item And the bride closed the door, Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Vancouver Public Library, Britannia Branch (Open with Limited Services).
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- A young bride shuts herself up in a bedroom on her wedding day, refusing to get married. In this moving and humorous look at contemporary Israel and the chaotic ups and downs of love everywhere, her family gathers outside the locked door, not knowing what to do. The bride's mother has lost a younger daughter in unclear circumstances. Her grandmother is hard of hearing, yet seems to understand her better than anyone. A male cousin who likes to wear women's clothes and jewelry clings to his grandmother like a little boy. The family tries an array of unusual tactics to ensure the wedding goes ahead, including calling in a psychologist specializing in brides who change their mind and a ladder truck from the Palestinian Authority electrical company. The only communication they receive from behind the door are scribbled notes, one of them a cryptic poem about a prodigal daughter returning home. The harder they try to reach the defiant woman, the more the despairing groom is convinced her refusal should be respected. But what, exactly, ought to be respected? Is this merely a case of cold feet? A feminist statement? Or a mourning ritual for a lost sister?
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- eng
- heb
- eng
- Label
- And the bride closed the door
- Title
- And the bride closed the door
- Statement of responsibility
- Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
- Language
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- eng
- heb
- eng
- Summary
- A young bride shuts herself up in a bedroom on her wedding day, refusing to get married. In this moving and humorous look at contemporary Israel and the chaotic ups and downs of love everywhere, her family gathers outside the locked door, not knowing what to do. The bride's mother has lost a younger daughter in unclear circumstances. Her grandmother is hard of hearing, yet seems to understand her better than anyone. A male cousin who likes to wear women's clothes and jewelry clings to his grandmother like a little boy. The family tries an array of unusual tactics to ensure the wedding goes ahead, including calling in a psychologist specializing in brides who change their mind and a ladder truck from the Palestinian Authority electrical company. The only communication they receive from behind the door are scribbled notes, one of them a cryptic poem about a prodigal daughter returning home. The harder they try to reach the defiant woman, the more the despairing groom is convinced her refusal should be respected. But what, exactly, ought to be respected? Is this merely a case of cold feet? A feminist statement? Or a mourning ritual for a lost sister?
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Matalon, Ronit
- Dewey number
- 892.436
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PJ5054.M3274
- LC item number
- V4413 2019
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brides
- Weddings
- Jewish families
- Israel
- Israel
- Label
- And the bride closed the door, Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 137 pages
- Isbn
- 9781939931757
- Lccn
- 2019934494
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- on1089483708
- (OCoLC)1089483708
- Label
- And the bride closed the door, Ronit Matalon ; translated from the Hebrew by Jessica Cohen
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 137 pages
- Isbn
- 9781939931757
- Lccn
- 2019934494
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- on1089483708
- (OCoLC)1089483708
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