The Golem and the Jinni
of Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author)
Series: The Golem and the Jinni #1
Description
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic, created to be the wife of a man who dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free. Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker's debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 486 pages
- Publisher Harper
- Publication Date April 23rd 2013
- First Publication 04/01/13
- Language English
- ISBN 9780062110831
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Scenario ['New York City, New York (United States)', 'The Syrian Desert (Syrian Arab Republic)']
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