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The Golem

Gustav Meyrink

Paperback | Pages: 264 pages

Rating: 3.88 | 5521 Users | 379 Reviews

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Title	:	The Golem
Author	:	Gustav Meyrink
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 264 pages
Published	:	June 28th 2000 by Dedalus (first published 1915)
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Classics. Fantasy. Gothic. European Literature. German Literature

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First published in serial form as Der Golem in the periodical Die weissen Blätter in 1913–14, The Golem is a haunting Gothic tale of stolen identity and persecution, set in a strange underworld peopled by fantastical characters. The red-headed prostitute Rosina; the junk-dealer Aaron Wassertrum; puppeteers; street musicians; and a deaf-mute silhouette artist. Lurking in its inhabitants’ subconscious is the Golem, a creature of rabbinical myth. Supposedly a manifestation of all the suffering of the ghetto, it comes to life every 33 years in a room without a door. When the jeweller Athanasius Pernath, suffering from broken dreams and amnesia, sees the Golem, he realises to his terror that the ghostly man of clay shares his own face... The Golem, though rarely seen, is central to the novel as a representative of the ghetto's own spirit and consciousness, brought to life by the suffering and misery that its inhabitants have endured over the centuries. Perhaps the most memorable figure in the story is the city of Prague itself, recognisable through its landmarks such as the Street of the Alchemists and the Castle.

Present Books Concering The Golem

Original Title:	Der Golem
ISBN:	1873982917 (ISBN13: 9781873982914)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Athanasius Pernath
Setting:	Amsterdam(Netherlands) Prague (Praha)(Czech Republic)

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There is nothing mysterious about it at all. It is only magic and sorcery. If you still have me featured in your feeds, I assume it is not for my good looks or to know what is trending but rather to discover some obscure weird novels and hidden gems of the fantasy genre. This is one of those!Before you start pondering whether or not this novel is worth your time, please read the Authors bio on Goodreads site. Golem, the book by Gustav Meyrink, also known as the Satan from Prague, encapsulates

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Im not sure if this is one of the most interesting books Ive ever read or the atmosphere of Prague with all its magic has spilt onto the book?

I can barely find the right words for the feelings i have for this book. You have to read this one really carefully but you will be well rewarded if you do so. Meyrink makes heavy use of symbolism and foreshadowing, and often makes references to characters, symbols and events which happened earlier in the book. One of the most enjoyable things for me is reading a story where the autor starts to blend the inner feelings of a character and his surroundings, the structures like buildings but also

Nothing really happens in the story, one cannot even be certain the Golem appears, but the atmosphere in this one is beyond description.

Think Kafka - but on whatever Lewis Carroll was on for "Alice in wonderland" [prtf]

This book is strikingly modern in it's ambiguity. We question who the protagonist is, when the action is taking place, and most importantly what is real and what is imagined. The impact and horror of a mythic character, in this case the Golem, is made more effective by the sensation that suggests we are inside a person's mind. The mind we inhabit is, however, perceptibly imbalanced. It senses the grotesque, the horrific and ugly most readily but strives to discern eternal truths of beauty