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The hidden palace wecker5/15/2023 ![]() ![]() That’s also true of the new sequel The Hidden Palace, which brings back the first book’s protagonists, the golem Chava and the jinni Ahmad, and introduces new human and supernatural characters to further complicate their rich and winding story. And it isn’t exactly a historical novel, but it’s heavily grounded in realism and the details of its turn-of-the-century setting. The Golem and the Jinni isn’t a romance novel, but it touches on love. ![]() ![]() Separately and together, these immigrants and the magical creatures that symbolize their mythology try to survive and explore their identities in a city where everything is rapidly growing and changing. An elaborately realized, sometimes philosophical literary novel about two supernatural creatures from different cultures meeting in 1899 New York City, it’s thrilling and frightening, with a huge cast of carefully drawn characters from different countries and traditions, living in different immigrant communities. Helene Wecker’s 2013 novel The Golem and the Jinni is arguably the best fantasy book of the past decade. ![]()
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