The golem by gustav meyrink is a complex book and took two readings for me to try and fully comprehend it. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 262 pages and is available in paperback format. This by no means should frighten anyone off from the book, it is a marvelous piece of literature. The golem is a haunting gothic tale of stolen identity and persecution, set in a strange underworld peopled by fantastical characters. Il libro fu il suo piu grande successo e vendette centinaia di migliai di copie.
Gustav meyrink january 19, 1868 december 4, 1932 was the pseudonym of gustav meyer, an austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel the golem. Gustav meyrink archivos pub libros, epub, mobi, pdf. It must be admitted though that meyrink s intellectual position was a great deal more eccentric than krauss or musils and his mode of expression willfully distorted and bizarre, for the golem is, before all else a masterpiece of fantasy. It was published in 1915 and takes place in prague in 1890. Taking the legend of the golem, the artificial man who was created by the use of the kaballah magic power, a legend from the times of rabbi low, contemporary of the emperor of germany rudolph ii, meyrink goes beyong this legend to envelope the reader in a complex atmosphere, the atmosphere of the jewish quarter of prague, sinister, sombre, gloomy, just like kafkas novels. Free download or read online the golem pdf epub book. Eric hidrew in the leeds guide gustav meyrink s most mystical novel yet.
The golem by gustav meyrink, is an early 20thcentury literary gothic published in 1915. Dedalus has also reissued meyrink s first novel the golem 1915 and. A superbly atmospheric story set in the old prague ghetto featuring the golem, a kind of rabbinical frankensteins monster, which manifests iitself every 33 years. It was written and published as a serial in 1914, and i bought it because it was about characters in prague by a prague writer. Dedalus has also reissued meyrinks first novel the golem1915 and. Jan 30, 2014 gustav meyrink s the golem, which is celebrating its centenary, is one of the most absorbing, atmospheric and mindboggling slices of fantasy ever committed to print part dreamlike. Of all the books we have read so far the ones i have read, at least, this has been the most difficult to categorize or to comment about. The golemgustav meyrink descargar libropdf epubfreeditorial.
Mar 25, 2011 the golem by gustav meyrink is a complex book and took two readings for me to try and fully comprehend it. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Gustav meyrink gustav meyrink, oorspronkelijk gustav meyer wenen, 19 januari 1868 starnberg oberbayern, 4 december 1932 was een oostenrijkse schrijver. Pdf the golem book by gustav meyrink free download 262. Thoughts after a second reading of the golem by gustav meyrink. First i must say i really liked it, but not like the way i have enjoyed a good tale the razors edge, a realistic. Supposedly a manifestation of all the suffering of the ghetto, it comes to life every 33 years in a room without a door. Lurking in its inhabitants subconscious is the golem, a creature of rabbinical myth. The dedalus meyrink reader ebook por gustav meyrink. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are athanasius pernath. The golem by gustav meyrink is a pretty strange novel.
However, instead of the horror or monster drama that we, gentle reader, may be expecting, he explores the meaning of identity, mystically speaking, in the form of a highbrow 19thcentury book written in the style of a psychological gothic of the time. Le golem poche gustav meyrink achat livre ou ebook. First published in 1916 to critical and commercial acclaim, the book is set in the near future of postwar amsterdam, and is an elating vision of apocalypse. He has been described as the most respected german language writer in the field of supernatural fiction. I picked it up once before and couldnt get into it. The first edition of the novel was published in 1915, and was written by gustav meyrink. After both readings i was left spell bound by this book and a little perplexed. Gustav meyrinks the golem, which is celebrating its centenary, is one of the most absorbing, atmospheric and mindboggling slices of fantasy ever. The dedalus meyrink reader provides valuable translations of three autobiographical essays he wrote about his spiritual odyssey, from the first appearance of the pilot, through his esoteric explorations, to his saving discovery of yoga and his conversion to buddhism in 1927.
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