The Golem and the Jinni A Novel

The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel (P.S.) - Book by Helene Wecker Good Condition. Please see attached Photos. Book Description: 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 wife to a Polish merchant who dies at sea on the voyage to America. As the ship arrives in New York in 1899, Chava is unmoored and adrift until a rabbi on the Lower East Side recognizes her for the creature she is and takes her in. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert and trapped centuries ago in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard. Released by a Syrian tinsmith in a Manhattan shop, Ahmad appears in human form but is still not free. An iron band around his wrist binds him to the wizard and to the physical world Product information Publisher ‎Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (December 31, 2013) Language ‎English Paperback ‎496 pages ISBN-13 ‎. 978-0062110848 Item Weight ‎1 pounds