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Mansbach, Adam, 1976-
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Golem -- Fiction.
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Jewish mythology -- Fiction.
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Mansbach, Adam, 1976-
Golem -- Fiction.
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Jewish mythology -- Fiction.
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The
golem
of
Brooklyn
: a
novel
/ Adam Mansbach.
by
Mansbach, Adam, 1976-
One World, 2023.
Call #:
FICTION MAN
Subjects
Golem
-- Fiction.
Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Jewish mythology -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780593729823 (trade pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
256 p. ; 21 cm
Summary:
"In Ashkenazi Jewish folklore, a
golem
is a humanoid being created out of mud or clay and animated through secret prayers. Its sole purpose is to defend the Jewish people against the immediate threat of violence. It is always a rabbi who makes a
golem
, and always in a time of crisis. But Len Bronstein is no rabbi--he's a
Brooklyn
art teacher who steals a large quantity of clay from his school, gets extremely stoned, and manages to bring his creation to life despite knowing little about Judaism and even less about golems. Unable to communicate with his nine-foot-six, four hundred-pound, Yiddish-speaking guest, Len enlists a bodega clerk and ex-Hasid named Miri Apfelbaum to translate. Eventually, The
Golem
learns English by binging Curb Your Enthusiasm after ingesting a massive amount of LSD and reveals that he is a creature with an ancestral memory; he recalls every previous iteration of himself, making The
Golem
a repository of Jewish history and trauma. He demands to know what crisis has prompted his re-creation, and whom must he destroy. When Miri shows him a video of white nationalists marching and chanting "Jews will not replace us," the answer becomes clear"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Humorous fiction.
Satire
Jewish fiction
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION MAN
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