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The Golem and the Jinni (Large Print)

By Helene Wecker
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In The Golem and the Jinni, a golem made of clay and a jinni born of fire find themselves in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava, the golem, arrives from Poland adrift after a rabbi’s death, while Ahmad, the jinni, is freed from a copper flask but still bound by ancient powers. Their chance meeting sparks a mystical friendship that explores identity, belonging and the immigrant experience through a blend of Jewish and Middle Eastern folklore woven into historical fiction.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction intertwined with fantasy and folklore, particularly those interested in immigrant narratives and mythological tales set in richly detailed early 20th-century New York.

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Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.

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In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York.

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbour 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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"Set against the vivid backdrop of New York City's immigrant neighbourhoods, the story blends the prosaic and the fanciful to explore what it means to be human" – Deborah Harkness
Library Journal praises its "original and fresh" mix of historical fiction and folklore, while Publishers Weekly calls it a "spellbinding blend of fantasy and historical fiction." Booklist highlights its "mystical and highly original" storytelling, and Kirkus Reviews notes the skillful evocation of alienation and adventure.

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ISBN: 9780062253828

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 April 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Avon Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 892g

Pages: 816

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About the Author

Helene Wecker grew up near Chicago, and received her MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in New York. Her work has been published in the online magazine Joyland, and she has read from her stories at the KGB Bar in New York and the Barbershop Reading Series in San Francisco. After a dozen years of moving around between both coasts and the Midwest, she now lives near San Francisco with her husband and daughter. The Golem and the Djinni is her first novel.

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