The Golem

Original title: Der Golem (German)

Credits: Gustav Meyrink (author)

Summary

The Golem (original German title: Der Golem) is a Gothic novel written by Gustav Meyrink between 1907 and 1914. First published in serial form from December 1913 to August 1914 in the periodical Die Weißen Blätter, The Golem was published in book form in 1915 by Kurt Wolff, Leipzig. The Golem was Meyrink's first novel. It sold over 200,000 copies in 1915. It became his most popular and successful literary work, and is generally described as the most "accessible" of his full-length novels. It was first translated into English in 1928.

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Chapters (20)

  1. 1. Schlaf
  2. 2. Tag
  3. 3. Kapitel 3
  4. 4. Prag
  5. 5. Punsch
  6. 6. Nacht
  7. 7. Wach
  8. 8. Schnee
  9. 9. Spuk
  10. 10. Licht
  11. 11. Not
  12. 12. Angst
  13. 13. Trieb
  14. 14. Weib
  15. 15. List
  16. 16. Qual
  17. 17. Mai
  18. 18. Mond
  19. 19. Frei
  20. 20. Schluß

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