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Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink

Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink

Mike Mitchell
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The illegitimate son of an aristocratic politician and an actress, Meyrink set up as a banker in Prague. He achieved notoriety as a dandy while at the same time being a successful sportsman, winning prizes at rowing regattas. About to commit suicide, he chanced on a pamphlet about life and death, put his revolver away and started a lifelong interest in the occult. He unmasked false mediums and experimented with alchemy, drugs and clairvoyancy until an 'affair of honour' led him to challenge the whole of the Prague officer corps, setting machinations in motion which resulted in his being wrongly imprisoned. His bank collapsed and he became a writer, the author of "The Golem."

Stories collected round him, so that it is often difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. "Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink" presents the reader with both the remarkable life and the fantastic legend that was Meyrink, allowing him and those who knew him to speak in their own words wherever possible.
Language
English
Pages
225
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dedalus
Release
October 20, 2008
ISBN
1903517699
ISBN 13
9781903517697

Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink

Mike Mitchell
3.7/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The illegitimate son of an aristocratic politician and an actress, Meyrink set up as a banker in Prague. He achieved notoriety as a dandy while at the same time being a successful sportsman, winning prizes at rowing regattas. About to commit suicide, he chanced on a pamphlet about life and death, put his revolver away and started a lifelong interest in the occult. He unmasked false mediums and experimented with alchemy, drugs and clairvoyancy until an 'affair of honour' led him to challenge the whole of the Prague officer corps, setting machinations in motion which resulted in his being wrongly imprisoned. His bank collapsed and he became a writer, the author of "The Golem."

Stories collected round him, so that it is often difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. "Vivo: The Life of Gustav Meyrink" presents the reader with both the remarkable life and the fantastic legend that was Meyrink, allowing him and those who knew him to speak in their own words wherever possible.
Language
English
Pages
225
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dedalus
Release
October 20, 2008
ISBN
1903517699
ISBN 13
9781903517697

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