''Katërmbëdhjetë vjeç dhëndër'' (English: ''A Bridegroom at Fourteen'') is an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

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Andon Zako Çajupi Andon Zako Çajupi (27 March 186611 July 1930) was an Albanian lawyer, playwright, poet and rilindas. Biography He was born in the village of Sheper, Upper Zagoria, Albania, then Ottoman Empire, on 27 March 1866. Çajupi's father, Harito Zako, ...

. The four-act comedy was written in 1902 and published posthumously in 1930. The work, which was considered a critique on the custom of

arranged marriage Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly by family members such as the parents. In some cultures a professional matchmaker may be us ...

, was adapted to film in 1987.

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Albanian literature Arranged marriage in fiction {{Albania-stub