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The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker

Published 2013 by Harper · 486 pages
Nebula Nominee 2014
FantasySynopsis
In 1899 New York, a golem created to be a rabbi’s wife emerges from her master’s death on an immigrant ship, and a jinni is accidentally freed from a copper flask in a Little Syria tinsmith’s shop. Two mythological beings from different traditions navigate the immigrant experience while hiding their true natures — and discover an unexpected connection.
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Debut
This was the author's debut novel
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780062110831