Research Catalog

Title

The Dedalus Meyrink reader / edited and translated by Mike Mitchell.

Author

Meyrink, Gustav, 1868-1932

Publication

Sawtry : Dedalus, 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Mitchell, Mike (Translator)
• Raraty, Maurice

Description

320 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Series Statement

Dedalus European classics

Alternative Title

Meyrink reader

Subject

Meyrink, Gustav, 1868-1932 > Translations into English

Genre/Form

Translations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• Translated from the German.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part 1 (previously untranslated works) Short stories. Cricket magic -- How Dr. Job Paupersum gave his daughter red roses -- Amadeus Knödlseder, the incorrigible bearded vulture -- J.H. Obereit's visit to the time-leeches -- Cardinal Napellus -- The four moon brethren -- My torments and delights in the world beyond -- Herr Kuno Hinrichsen, businessman, and the penitent, Lajpat-Rai -- The clockmaker -- Autobiographical articles. The city with the secret heartbeat -- The pilot -- The transformation of the blood -- Unfinished novel. The alchemist's house, chapter 3 'Ismene' -- Part 2 (extracts from previously translated works) Novels. The golem, extract from the chapter 'Ghosts' -- The green face, 'conclusion' -- Walpurgisnacht, chapter 3: 'The Dalibor Tower' -- The white dominican, chapter 3: 'The nightwalk' -- The angel of the west window, 'The conjuration of the angel of the west window' -- Stories (translated by Maurice Raraty). Petroleum, petroleum -- Blamol -- Dr. Cinderella's planets -- The ring of Saturn -- Biography. Vivo : The life of Gustav Meyrink, 'The duel affair' ; 'Prison'.

ISBN

• 9781903517857 (pbk.)
• 1903517850 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 432990456
• SCSB-10930005

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library