The White Dominican
| Author | Gustav Meyrink |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der weiße Dominikaner |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Rikola Verlag |
Publication date | 1921 |
| Publication place | Germany |
| Pages | 291 |
The White Dominican (German: Der weiße Dominikaner. Aus dem Tagebuch eines Unsichtbaren, lit. 'The White Dominican: From the Diary of an Invisible') is a 1921 novel by the Austrian writer Gustav Meyrink. It describes a man's spiritual journey toward transfiguration in the town Wasserburg, Bavaria, under the guidance of a series of eccentric and mysterious figures. The novel draws material from various religious and philosophical traditions, notably Tao.[1][2]
References
- ^ Grydehøj, Adam; Su, Ping (2025). "Western esotericism, Chinese religion, and the supernatural fiction of Gustav Meyrink: Buddhism and Daoism in The Golem and The White Dominican". Neohelicon. 52: 11–31. doi:10.1007/s11059-025-00805-9.
- ^ Reiter, Ralf (1997). Das dämonische Diesseits. Phantastisches Erzählen in den Romanen 'Walpurgisnacht' und 'Der weisse Dominikaner' von Gustav Meyrink. Schriftenreihe und Materialien der Phantastischen Bibliothek Wetzlar (in German). Vol. 19. Wetzlar: Förderkreis Phantastik.