The White Dominican

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'.

Author: Gustav Meyrink
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: 05/31/2021
Pages: 165
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781912868384
ISBN10: 1912868385
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Classics