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Jan 1, 1868 — Jan 1, 1932· 64 yrs

AUSTRIA AUTHOR · FICTION · GOLEM

Gustav Meyrink

Also known as: Meyrink, G. Meyrink

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Gustav Meyrink (19 January 1868 – 4 December 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem. He has been described as the "most respected German language writer in the field of supernatural fiction".

Vienna, Austria
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The elegantly-dressed foreigner standing somewhat undecided on the pavement in the Jodenbreetstraat gazed at the strange inscription in remarkably ornate white letters on the black sign outside a shop diagonally opposite: Out of curiosity, or merely in order to get away from the jostling of the crowd, who were commenting with typical Dutch frankness on his frock coat, his gleaming top hat and his gloves, all things which seemed to have rarity value in this quarter of Amsterdam, he crossed the road between two greengrocer's carts drawn by dogs.

— from The Green Face, 1992

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The Green Face

1992

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The Golem

2000

3.8 (5)

"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. Mark Podwal's highly imaginative drawings recapture the mystery of Gothic Prague, and the elusive Golem is given a shape as the shadow of the Maharal. Thus, two remarkable artists have come together in the creation of a work of rare spiritual beauty which is also a triumph of the bookmaker's art."--Dust jacket.

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Fledermäuse

1916

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Die Ausgabe von 1916 enthält die Erzählungen: Meister Leonhard Das Grillenspiel Wie Dr. Hiob Paupersum seiner Tochter rote Rosen brachte Amadeus Knödlseder. Der unverbesserliche Lämmergeier J. H. Obereits Besuch bei den Zeit-egeln Der Kardinal Napellus Die vier Mondbrüder Die Ausgabe von 1981 enthält die Erzählungen: Meine Qualen und Wonnen im Jenseits Der Herr Kommerzienrat Kuno Hinrichsen Die vier Mondbrüder Dr. Haselmayers weißer Kakadu Amadeus Knödlseder Meister Leonhard Der Jazz-Vogel Wie Dr. Hiob Paupersum seiner Tochter rote Rosen schenkte Das Grillenspiel J. H. Obereits Besuch bei den Zeitegeln Der Kardinal Napellus

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