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Gustav Meyrink
1868–1932
Mystical, unsettling, and steeped in the shadowy atmosphere of Prague, Gustav Meyrink turned occult ideas and dreamlike visions into unforgettable fiction. He is best known for The Golem, a landmark of fantastic literature.
6 Audiobooks
Das grüne Gesicht: Ein Roman
by Gustav Meyrink
Der Golem
by Gustav Meyrink
Der violette Tod, und andere Novellen
by Gustav Meyrink
Die heimtückischen Champignons: und andere Geschichten
by Gustav Meyrink
Fledermäuse: Sieben Geschichten
by Gustav Meyrink
Der weiße Dominikaner : Aus dem Tagebuch eines Unsichtbaren
by Gustav Meyrink
About the author
Gustav Meyrink was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian writer, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker. Born in Vienna on January 19, 1868, he later became closely associated with Prague, whose legends and mysterious atmosphere shaped much of his fiction.
His first novel, The Golem (1915), remains his best-known work and established his reputation for blending psychological unease, folklore, and the supernatural. Other novels include The Green Face and The Angel of the West Window, which draws on the history of the English magician John Dee.
Meyrink also translated occult and esoteric works, including material connected with the Egyptian Book of the Dead. He died in Starnberg, Bavaria, on December 4, 1932.