{"product_id":"the-golem-and-the-jinni-lp","title":"The Golem and the Jinni LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Golem and the Jinni, \u003c\/em\u003ea chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhmad 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker's debut novel \u003cem\u003eThe Golem and the Jinni \u003c\/em\u003eweaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWecker, Helene:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHelene Wecker received a BA from Carleton College in Minnesota and an MFA from Columbia University in New York. A Chicago-area native who has made her home in Minneapolis, Seattle, and New York, she now lives near San Francisco with her husband and daughter. \u003cem\u003eThe Golem and the Jinni\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459905261842,"sku":"9780062253828","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0451dae9-ced5-4f31-a434-030cb57afa5b.jpg?v=1730013707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-golem-and-the-jinni-lp","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}