The Glass Golem (Novel), New York City, NY
The Glass Golem tells the story of three generations of a Jewish family. Moving from Prague to Jerusalem to New York, the novel explores ideas of home.
“I hope this novel can be a source of solace and comfort to any reader who feels homesick or out of place.”
Omer Friedlander is the author of the short story collection The Man Who Sold Air in the Holy Land, winner of the Association of Jewish Libraries Fiction Award and a finalist for the Wingate Prize. The book was chosen as an American Library Association Sophie Brody Medal Honor Book for outstanding achievement in Jewish Literature and longlisted for the Story Prize. The collection has been translated into several languages, including Turkish, Dutch, Italian, and Slovak. Omer currently lives in New York City and teaches creative writing at Columbia University.
Visit Omer’s website: www.omerfriedlander.com