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The White Dominican is Meyrink's most esoteric novel, and draws on the wisdom of a number of mystical traditions, the most important of which is Tao. It is set in a mystical version of the Bavarian town of Wassserburg which sits on a promontory surrounded on three sides by the river Inn. The novel describes the spiritual journey of the simple hero, who, guided by a number of figures including his eccentric father, the spirit of of a distant ancestor, the protecting presence of his dead lover and the mysterious figure of the White Dominican, escapes the 'Medusa head' of the world to a transfiguration, through which he joins the 'living chain that stretches to infinity'.
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The White Dominican, Gustav Meyrink
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- Title
- The White Dominican
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gustav Meyrink
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 165
- ISBN13
- 9781912868384
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, German Literature, Horror, Germany, Mysticism, Austrian Literature, Weird & New Weird, 1920s
- First published
- 1921
- Original title
- Der weiße Dominikaner. Aus dem Tagebuch eines Unsichtbaren.
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- The White Dominican is Meyrink's most esoteric novel, and draws on the wisdom of a number of mystical traditions, the most important of which is Tao. It is set in a mystical version of the Bavarian town of Wassserburg which sits on a promontory surrounded on three sides by the river Inn. The novel describes the spiritual journey of the simple hero, who, guided by a number of figures including his eccentric father, the spirit of of a distant ancestor, the protecting presence of his dead lover and the mysterious figure of the White Dominican, escapes the 'Medusa head' of the world to a transfiguration, through which he joins the 'living chain that stretches to infinity'.