The Golem and the Jinni

by Helene Wecker

Book Overview

"An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker's storytelling skills dazzle. --Entertainment Weekly

A marvelous and absorbing debut novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York.

Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi knowledgeable in the ways of dark Kabbalistic magic. She serves as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062110845
• ISBN13: 9780062110848
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Well-Crafted Story

I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end and recommended it to all the bibliophiles in my family. Definitely well researched. Apologies, I read this years ago and do not remember the details that made me love it. However, I do remember being extremely impressed. I do not recommend many books, but this one I did without hesitation.

My new number one favorite book!

I love the braiding of all the different character's stories. And it was thrilling how each chapter set up for a climactic meeting.

Beautiful story

Fantasy, folklore, historical, immigrant story. I fell in love with the characters and superbly written plot.