![]() ![]() She can sense other peoples’ thoughts, desires, and fears, often leaving her overwhelmed. ![]() In the novel, a tinsmith in Little Syria mistakenly frees a jinni from a flask it had been imprisoned in for hundreds of years.Īn old rabbi takes the golem under his wing, eventually naming her “Chava.” The golem has an incredibly hard time trying to pass as a human. Jinn are supernatural creatures from Islamic mythology that are often held responsible for misfortune and possessions. So, when the golem’s master dies, she finds herself in quite the predicament. As the novel shows, golems are made to obey a master. According to Wikipedia, in Jewish folklore, a golem is an animated being made entirely from inanimate matter (usually clay or mud). Now, it’s important to know what a golem is. During the journey to America, the golem’s husband dies, leaving her alone and confused. ![]() One character is a female golem, created by a corrupt kabbalist in Poland to be a submissive wife. The Golem and the Jinni takes place in turn-of-the-twentieth-century New York and centers around a pair of immigrants, who also happen to be magical creatures. The novel still has some serious themes, but it wasn’t the type of angsty existentialism I usually dig into. The book I picked up was from Rachel’s shelf – The Golem and the Jinni, a 2013 debut novel from Helene Wecker. So I decided recently to read something a little more light-hearted for a change of pace. I’m always reading heavy and serious books like Kafka, the classics, or dystopian science fiction. ![]()
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