Der Golem

Edition in German. «Golem» – a recognized masterpiece of expressionist literature that brought Austrian writer Gustav Meyrink worldwide fame. Written in the genre of magical realism, the novel takes the reader to the mysterious Prague, where the main character experiences... astonishing dreams. In them, he lives the life of his double, Athanasius Pernath – the owner of a hat that he mistakenly took instead of his own. Does Pernath exist in reality, or is he merely a figment of a dream? Or perhaps, Pernath is the human embodiment of the clay monster Golem, brought to life by the Kabbalistic spells of the rabbi? And does it matter if, upon awakening from sleep, people «become prey to a new sleep, deeper than the one they have just emerged from»? The book is published in its unadapted version. Enjoy the mystical novel by Gustav Meyrink in its original form!