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The Golem and the Jinni

The Golem and the Jinni Paperback - 2013

by Wecker, Helene

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Harper Perennial, 2013. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title The Golem and the Jinni
  • Author Wecker, Helene
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, NY USA
  • Date 2013
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0062110845I3N00
  • ISBN 9780062110848 / 0062110845
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

From the rear cover

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a strange man who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire, born in the ancient Syrian Desert. Trapped in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard centuries ago, he is released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop.

Struggling to make their way in 1899 New York, the Golem and the Jinni try to fit in with their immigrant neighbors while masking their true selves. Meeting by chance, they become unlikely friends whose tenuous attachment challenges their opposing natures, until the night a terrifying incident drives them back into their separate worlds. But a powerful menace will soon bring the Golem and the Jinni together again, threatening their existence and forcing them to make a fateful choice.

Marvelous and compulsively readable, The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of folk mythology, historical fiction, and magical fable into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.

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