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The Golem and the Jinni follows Chava, a clay creature animated by a disgraced Polish rabbi, and Ahmad, a fire‑born jinn trapped in a copper flask. Arriving together in New York in 1899, the two mythical beings form an unlikely bond while navigating the city’s diverse communities. Helene Wecker blends Yiddish and Middle Eastern traditions, Kabbalistic mysticism, and historical detail to create a vivid exploration of friendship, fate, and the immigrant experience in turn‑of‑the‑century America.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Helene Wecker
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