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Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899.Īhmad 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 freeĪhmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Publish Date: Ap(audiobook published April 23, 2013)Ĭhava 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. The Golem and the Jinni ( The Golem and the Jinni #1) , by Helene Wecker

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