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These are some notable contemporary uses of the golem
mythos:
The Golem of Prague has appeared in stories across
many media, including the novels The Amazing Adventures
of Kavalier and Clay, in which Josef Kavalier helps save
the Golem of Prague from Nazi invasion, A Calculus of
Angels, Foucault's Pendulum, He, She and It, Donald
Tyson's Tortuous Serpent, and Pete Hamill's Snow in
August.
Also inspired in part by the story of the Golem of
Prague, Ted Chiang wrote a short story, Seventy-Two
Letters, which explores the role of language in the
creation of golems. The story won the Sidewise Award for
Alternate History in 2000. It can be found in the
collection Stories of Your Life and Others.
Golem - Golem and the Dancing Girl
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