Sang Golem dan Sang Jin
Ratings42
Average rating4.4
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Ratings42
Average rating4.4
Chava: golem, terbuat dari tanah liat, dihidupkan oleh rabi yang terlibat ilmu sihir hitam. Ketika majikan Chava, sang suami yang memesan pembuatan dirinya, tewas dalam perjalanan laut dari Polandia, sang golem pun bagai layang-layang putus ketika tiba di New York pada tahun 1899. Ahmad: jin, terbuat dari api, lahir di padang pasir Suriah. Ia dijebak penyihir Beduin sehingga terkurung dalam guci tembaga berabad-abad lamanya,sampai tak sengaja dibebaskan di Lower Manhattan. Meskipun tidak lagi terpenjara, Ahmad tak sepenuhnya bebas––gelang besi mengikatnya ke dunia fisik. Kedua makhluk ini, dengan kisah masing-masing yang tak terlupakan, membentuk jalinan persahabatan––sampai pada suatu malam, insiden mengerikan membuat mereka terpaksa kembali ke dunia masing-masing. Namun, ancaman dahsyat akan menyatukan Chava dan Ahmad kembali, menantang keberadaan mereka dan memaksa mereka untuk mengambil keputusan luar biasa.
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2 primary booksThe Golem and the Jinni is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Helene Wecker.
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What a fascinating set of characters! The book was difficult to put down.
What a beautifully told, riveting tale. I felt less like I was reading a book than sat by the hearth for story time. The Golem and the Jinni is simply yet powerfully written, steeped in mathematical mysticism, Arabian mythology, and Jewish folklore.
Our story is a fascinating mish-mash of fantasy and historical fiction that takes place, for the most part, in 19th-century New York City. If you're familiar with the Lower East Side, there's a bit of extra special magic in visualising the beloved, present-day streets overlaid with exquisite historical detail conjured from imagination and gleaned from old photos of the area.
It's amazing that this is the author's first novel. It's a sublime reading experience that I hope will be matched by future works.
This has been on my list for a long time. I'm glad I finally got to it. Wecker does a fantastic job of I interweaving Arab and hasidic lore with the immigrant communities where the golem and the jinni reside, showing the 2 MCs' difficulty adjusting to the human world against the backdrop of different cultures creating a new home in the US.
