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Helene Wecker’s The Golem and the Jinni Breaks the Mold

It’s not your typical immigrant tale.  In Helene Wecker’s dazzling debut novel, two outsiders appear in New York City in 1899 – a creature made of clay brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert.  The Golem and the Jinni weaves fairy tale and folklore […]

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