The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel

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Pub Date: 2013-12-31 Pages: 512 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins Chava is a golem. a creature made of clay. brought to life by a strange man who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic Ahmad is a jinni. a being of fire. born in the ancient Syrian Desert. Trapped in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard centuries ago. he is released accidentally by a tinsmith in a Lower Manhattan shop. Struggling to make their way in 1899 New York. the Golem and the Jinni try to fit in with their immigrant neighbors while masking their true selves. Meeting by chance. they become unlikely friends whose tenuous attachment challenges their opposing natures. until the night a terrifying incident drives them back into their separate worlds. But a powerful menace will soon bring the Golem and the Jinni together again. threatening their existence and forcing them to make a fateful choice.Marv...