As a Jew, I thought it gave a fair depiction of what life was like for both Christians and Jews in the 17 - 18 century in England. It is very well written and I kept reading it to see what would be the final fate of Nina, the Christian girl.
I would recommend it to anyone as a good story.
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Nina Balatka (Complete Novels of Anthony Trollope) ハードカバー – 1996/10/1
英語版
Anthony Trollope
(著)
- ISBN-101870587472
- ISBN-13978-1870587471
- 出版社Trollope Society
- 発売日1996/10/1
- 言語英語
- 本の長さ186ページ
登録情報
- 出版社 : Trollope Society (1996/10/1)
- 発売日 : 1996/10/1
- 言語 : 英語
- ハードカバー : 186ページ
- ISBN-10 : 1870587472
- ISBN-13 : 978-1870587471
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I have been an admirer of Trollope's novels for many years, and when my sister expressed an interest in reading him, I recommended, and sent her a copy, of Nina Balatka. I chose this work because it is one of his shorter novels, and also I thought that the theme of a young Jewish woman marrying out of her faith would interest my sister. The sympatheic description of the plight of the young couple is in sharp contrast to the unsympathetic, and sometimes almost viscous, descriptions of Jews in many of his other novels. After reading Anna Balatka one has to revise one's perceived notion that Trollope was anti-semitic, and was more likely merely reflecting the negative attitude towards Jews during the Victorian era. Charles Dicken's experienced a similar change of attitude in his descriptions of the Jewish characters he wrote about, and this may reflect the improving image of the Jew in the mid-19th century.
If you haven't yet been introduced to Anthony Trollope, I strongly recommend him to you.
If you haven't yet been introduced to Anthony Trollope, I strongly recommend him to you.
JH
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The print is so small it's very difficult to read!
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This is a book printed by Amazon and the print is so small it is quite ridiculous and very hard to read.
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Love against all odds in Prague.
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Anthony Trollope typically writes long novels with several story lines that come together as the novel progresses. Not so with Nina Balatka. Set in Prague in the middle of the nineteenth century when anti-Semitism made life difficult for the Jews, the story begins with the announcement that a lovely yet desperately poor Christian girl named Nina Balatka is engaged to marry a rich Jewish man named Anton Trendellsohn. Everyone in the Christian and Jewish community is against the marriage and Nina's aunt and cousin do all they can to prevent the wedding from taking place.
Nina, a strong willed and completely reliable young woman, is well prepared to defend herself against all of Prague, if necessary. Her chief problem is not the Christians and Jews in Prague, but her betrothed, Anton Trendellsohn. His father owns the house Nina and her father live in, but the Trendellsohns do not have the deed for the property. Anton desperately wants to acquire this document. Nina tells Anton in no uncertain terms that she and her father don't have the deed, but he does not believe her.
The entire novel centers on this lack of trust and its consequences for Nina and Anton. We, the readers, know that Nina is telling the truth. We experience her frustration as again and again she tries to convince Anton that the deed is in the possession of her aunt, uncle, and cousin, who will do anything to prevent her marriage to Anton.
No spoilers here. The reader of this review who wants to find out just what happens to the deed, the great mystery of the story, will have to read the novel to find out. Also, we don't learn until the end of the book if the course of Nina's true love for Anton is rewarded or if Nina throws herself off a bridge in Prague into the Moldau river to drown herself, as she is tempted to do when it appears that she will not marry Anton.
The problem with this novel is that Nina is too good and Anton is clearly unworthy of her great love. All her reason tells her to break off the marriage and we, the readers, are convinced by her logic, even if she is not. When I finally came to the end of this short novel, and none too soon, I was not fully satisfied with the outcome. Even so, this is the work of Anthony Trollope, one of my favorite English authors. Even mediocre Trollope is far superior to anything the reader is likely to find in any modern novel. Nina Balatka is not a place to begin an acquaintance with the novels of Anthony Trollope, but those who love Trollope's work, as I do, are almost certain to find some merit in this novel.
Nina, a strong willed and completely reliable young woman, is well prepared to defend herself against all of Prague, if necessary. Her chief problem is not the Christians and Jews in Prague, but her betrothed, Anton Trendellsohn. His father owns the house Nina and her father live in, but the Trendellsohns do not have the deed for the property. Anton desperately wants to acquire this document. Nina tells Anton in no uncertain terms that she and her father don't have the deed, but he does not believe her.
The entire novel centers on this lack of trust and its consequences for Nina and Anton. We, the readers, know that Nina is telling the truth. We experience her frustration as again and again she tries to convince Anton that the deed is in the possession of her aunt, uncle, and cousin, who will do anything to prevent her marriage to Anton.
No spoilers here. The reader of this review who wants to find out just what happens to the deed, the great mystery of the story, will have to read the novel to find out. Also, we don't learn until the end of the book if the course of Nina's true love for Anton is rewarded or if Nina throws herself off a bridge in Prague into the Moldau river to drown herself, as she is tempted to do when it appears that she will not marry Anton.
The problem with this novel is that Nina is too good and Anton is clearly unworthy of her great love. All her reason tells her to break off the marriage and we, the readers, are convinced by her logic, even if she is not. When I finally came to the end of this short novel, and none too soon, I was not fully satisfied with the outcome. Even so, this is the work of Anthony Trollope, one of my favorite English authors. Even mediocre Trollope is far superior to anything the reader is likely to find in any modern novel. Nina Balatka is not a place to begin an acquaintance with the novels of Anthony Trollope, but those who love Trollope's work, as I do, are almost certain to find some merit in this novel.