The Golem and the Jinni

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Mystical beings navigate culture in 1900s New York.

Imagine stepping into a tale where the whispers of old-world folklore meet the bustling streets of the New World. "The Golem and the Jinni" isn't just another novel; it's a bridge between the ethereal and the everyday, where the mystical becomes tangible. It's perfect for anyone who relishes stories that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary through a blend of history, myth, and the immigrant experience.

  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)
  • World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2014)
  • Cabell First Novelist Award (2014)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2013)
  • Harold U. Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction (2014)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and for Debut Author (2013)
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The Golem and the Jinni

Regular price RM33.05 MYR
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ISBN: 9780062110848
Authors: Helene Wecker
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2013-12-31
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.13
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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 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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Mystical beings navigate culture in 1900s New York.

Imagine stepping into a tale where the whispers of old-world folklore meet the bustling streets of the New World. "The Golem and the Jinni" isn't just another novel; it's a bridge between the ethereal and the everyday, where the mystical becomes tangible. It's perfect for anyone who relishes stories that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary through a blend of history, myth, and the immigrant experience.

  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2013)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2014)
  • World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (2014)
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2014)
  • Cabell First Novelist Award (2014)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2013)
  • Harold U. Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction (2014)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and for Debut Author (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.