The Golem: The Story of a Legend

By: Elie Wiesel and Anne Borchardt

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Synopsis: For centuries, Jews have remembered the Golem, a creature of clay said to have been given life by the mystical incantations of the mysterious Maharal, Rabbi Yehuda Loew, leader of the Jewish community of 16th-century Prague. Some versions have the Golem as a lovable, clumsy mute; others as a monster like Frankenstein's who turned against his creator, giving a vivid warning against magic and the occult. In this beautiful book, Elie Wiesel has collected many of the legends associated with this enigmatic and elusive figure and retold them as seen through the eyes of a wizened gravedigger who claims to have witnessed as a child the numerous miracles that legend attributes to the Golem. "I, Reuven, son of Yaakov," he begins, "declare under oath that 'Yossel the mute,' the 'Golem made of clay,' deserves to be remembered by our people, our persecuted and assassinated, and yet immortal people, We owe it to him to evoke his fate with love and gratitude ... He was a savior, I tell you." Reuven's Golem is no fool or monster, but a figure of intuition, intelligence, and compassion who may yet return, perhaps in our own generation, to protect the Jews from their enemies.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 108 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780671454838
Publisher:: Summit Books
Date of Addition:: 05/31/10
Copyrighted By:: Mark Podwal and Elirion Associates, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Jamie Yates
Proofread By:: Gwen Tweedy
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.