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 Wasserburg, 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, (his eccentric father, the spirit of a distant ancestor, the protecting presence of his dead lover and the mysterious figure of the White Dominican), escapes the 'Medusa's head' of the world to a transfiguration, through which he joins the 'living chain that stretches to infinity.'.
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April 1994 : Paperback
| Title: The White Dominican (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought Translation Series) Author(s): Gustav Meyrink ISBN: 0-929497-88-0 / 978-0-929497-88-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Ariadne Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1994 : Paperback
| Title: The White Dominican (Dedalus European Classics) Author(s): Gustav Meyrink ISBN: 1-873982-55-0 / 9781873982556 (UK edition) Publisher: Dedalus Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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