{"product_id":"the-wrong-body-adam-mansbach-9780593979228","title":"The Wrong Body: A Golem of Brooklyn Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this timely, devastating comic novel from the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golem of Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, the millennia-old monster steps into a larger geopolitical world, grappling with the occupation of Palestine, Zionism both Jewish and Christian, and what it means to save a people. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter being decommissioned for his intervention at a white nationalist rally, the creature known as The Golem has, as is his habit, returned. Only this time, the U.S. government is pursuing him as a weapon of mass destruction, the State of Israel is looking to recruit him as a national hero, and it's up to Len Bronstein--the art teacher who brought him to life in the first place--to protect The Golem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an emergency military court is convened to decide the Golem's fate, Len and his friends Miri and Waleed take a road trip from New York to Washington, accompanied by a convoy of federal agents. Along the way the Golem gets lost in dramatic memories of his past incarnations--and begins to question what it means to protect a people through violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time in his long history, it seems The Golem may have a choice about how to live--but not if a secretive crisis management firm, a powerful congresswoman, the restless spirit of a long-dead Talmudic sage, and the Israeli government have anything to say about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as he did in the first Golem of Brooklyn novel, Adam Mansbach brilliantly weaves cutting humor, Jewish history, and a giant clay monster into an exploration of the deepest questions of identity, violence, and morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Mansbach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593979222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593979228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Adam Mansbach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801227014399,"sku":"9780593979228","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wrong-body-adam-mansbach-9780593979228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}