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| Original Title: | The Golem and the Jinni |
| ISBN: | 0062110837 (ISBN13: 9780062110831) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Golem and the Jinni #1 |
| Characters: | Ahmad Al-Hadid, Chava, Yehudah Schaalman, Rabbi Avram Meyer, Boutros Arbeely, Maryam Faddoul, Michael Levy, Mahmoud Saleh, Sayeed Faddoul, Moe Radzin, Thea Radzin, Anna Blumberg, Sophia Winston, Fadwa al-Hadid |
| Setting: | New York City, New York,1899(United States) The Syrian Desert(Syrian Arab Republic) |
| Literary Awards: | 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) Harold U. Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and for Debut Author (2013), James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2013) |
Helene Wecker
Hardcover | Pages: 486 pages Rating: 4.11 | 92451 Users | 12227 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni #1) |
| Author | : | Helene Wecker |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 486 pages |
| Published | : | April 23rd 2013 by Harper (first published April 1st 2013) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Magical Realism |
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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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Ratings: 4.11 From 92451 Users | 12227 ReviewsDiscuss About Books The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni #1)
All of us are lonely at some point or another, no matter how many people surround us. And then, we meet someone who seems to understand. She smiles, and for a moment the loneliness disappears. Unsure what to think as I finally took the plunge into this 19th-Century New York tale of friendship, different cultures and, of course, magic, I found myself completely transported to another world.I understand why readers often call The Golem and the Jinni "fantasy" - it certainly has the depth, epic$1.99 Kindle sale, August 2, 2017. 4.5 stars for this thoughtful, original fantasy about an unlikely friendship between a golem (an immensely strong animated being magically formed of clay) and a jinni (genie), set mostly in 1899 New York City. Chava, the golem woman, was secretly made by a rabbi using forbidden Kabbalistic magic, to be a wife for another man, bound to obey his every command. When that man dies on the ship to America, she is at loose ends without a master, trying to decide how
When folklores from two diverse cultures tie the knots, it's a fantasy lover's dream come true. In this (almost) retrograde YA era of lascivious vampires, snarky witches, quasi-enigmatic aliens and some inane Greek heroes, someone needs to remind us that fantasy is something more than this carousel of cliches and cloying monotony. And that Helene Wecker does, with an unprecedented eloquence and a meticulously crafted fantasy setting weaved within the 19th century America.Jinni, the Arabic
A wonderful tale I hated to put down, couldnt wait to resume whenever I did, and felt sad when it was over. A great blend of fantasy and historical fiction that explores what it means to be human amid the multicultural blend of immigrants trying to achieve their dreams in New York City at the end of the 19th century. We follow the lives of two mythic creatures trying to pass as human, living parallel lives and slowly drawn into a common path. Chava appears as a woman and was recently made as a
This is one of my favorite books of the year. I didn't know a ton about it going in, other than the gorgeous cover, and I'm very glad I didn't. It is a historical urban fantasy of sorts, about a Golem and a Djinn separately stranded in turn-of-the-century New York city. The two character's storylines intertwine beautifully, with themes of identity, religion and friendship weaving in and out of a wonderfully detailed world. If you liked The Night Circus, or Dr Strange and Mr. Norrell, you'll
This is a truly difficult book to rate, mostly because what faults I can find, I find them in myself as a reader.The premise of the story in perfect, Chava is a golem created to become the wife of a creepy little man who dies soon after he brings her to life. So now we have Chava, a masterless golem, a creature of clay, newly arrived in turn of the century New York.Ahmad was trapped in a bottle for over a thousand years by a wizard, and imagine his surprise to find himself in an unheard of
How could I possibly review this in the most coherent way?This book, a debut at that, is one of the best I've read this year. No, scratch that, it's THE best I've read in a long time, easily knocking over the ones I've gushed in the past few weeks to nothing. After turning the last page, I just knew it would be among my all-time favorites, together with A Monster Calls, Written in Red, and Blood Song. I've never felt this hypnotized, amazed, and captivated; the level of mesmerization is just so
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