He worked as a translator and translated in German 15 volumes by Charles Dickens while working on his own novels.Īmong his most famous works are Der Golem (1914) and Walpurgisnacht (1917). Meyrinck founded his own bank but was accused of fraud for which he spent 2 months in prison. His son committed suicide at the same age with success. 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 19th-century book written in the style of a psychological gothic of the time. He unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide at the age of 24. The Golem’ by Gustav Meyrink, is an early 20th-century literary gothic (published in 1915). The city of Prague is present in most of his work along with various religious, occult and fantastic themes. The illegitimate child of a baron and an actress, Meyrinck spent his childhood in Germany, then moving to today's Czech Republic where he lived for 20 years. Among his most famous works are Der Golem (1914) and Walpurgisnacht (1917). He worked as a translator and translated in German 15 volumes by Charles Dickens while working on his own novels. Curious facts: He unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide at the age of 24.
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