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

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	:	Deluxe 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.

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Ratings: 3.88 From 5521 Users | 379 Reviews

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The Golem, said to have been created by the Rabbi Loew for the protection of the Ghetto in Prague, is a mysterious figure that apparently takes many forms, reminiscent in some ways of Leo Perutzs Marquis of Bolibar.Gustav Meyrinks novel THE GOLEM, set in the turn-of-the-20th-century Prague Ghetto, revolves around the main character and narrator, Athanasius Pernath, who is searching for his identity. His memory of his own past has been blocked, and he is seeking both memory of that past and the

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

An excellent novel, full of surreal imagery from fin-de-sciècle Jewish Prague. Though the plot is engaging and mysterious, the book's main assets are the esoteric imagery and oneiric flow. Recommended if you're looking for something Kafkaesque and mystic.

I didn't really know what to expect before reading this and afterwards it is quite hard to talk about.Initially I think it was quite hard to get into, being introduced with new characters with each new chapter and the somewhat disjointed feel from chapter to chapter. But after a while one gets into the flow and embroiled in the story.Looking back, it doesn't really feel like a horror story as such, although it definitely fits into the category of a weird tale with it's strange occurrences,

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

This review is more in the nature of a few comments on my first-time reading experience. I am frankly not qualified to discuss German language literature even in what Im told is an excellent translation. I know little about Gustav Meyrink, beyond a couple of biographical articles, and Ive never read anything by him before.That said, Ive just had a truly mind-bending excursion through the Jewish ghetto of pre-WW I Prague. The atmosphere is pure Gothic. The narrator is thoroughly unreliable,

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