The White Dominican

By Gustav Meyrink

Book Overview

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'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912868385
• ISBN13: 9781912868384
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Dedalus
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.7"