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The Green Face
"Of the volumes available to the English public, The Green Face, first published in 1916, is the most enjoyable. In an Amsterdam that very much resembles the Prague of The Golem, a stranger, Hauberisser, enters by chance a magician's shop. The name on the shop, he believes, is Chidher Green; inside, among several strange customers, he hears an old man, who says his name is Green, explain that, like the Wandering Jew, he has been on earth 'ever since the moon has been circling the heaven.' When Hauberisser catches sight of the old man's face, it makes him sick with horror. The face haunts him. The rest of the novel chronicles Hauberisser's quest for the elusive and horrible old man."
Alberto Manguel in The Observer
Alberto Manguel in The Observer
Book Details
- Publisher: Dedalus
- Publish Date: Dec 31st, 2018
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - 0002
- Dimensions: 7.70in - 5.00in - 0.70in - 0.45lb
- EAN: 9781910213896
- Categories: • Visionary & Metaphysical• Occult & Supernatural• Literary
About the Author
Meyrink, Gustav: - Gustav Meyrink (I868-1932) found worldwide critical and commercial acclaim with his first novel The Golem (I9I5), which prior to the Dedalus Meyrink programme has been the only work available in English.
Dedalus is part of the European-wide movement championing Meyrink's work. A new translation of The Golem was published by Dedalus in 1995, which was revised and updated in 2017, and the first English translations of The Green Face; Walpurgisnacht, The Angel of the West Window & The White Dominican were published by Dedalus making all of Meyrink's 5 novels available in English.
Dedalus is part of the European-wide movement championing Meyrink's work. A new translation of The Golem was published by Dedalus in 1995, which was revised and updated in 2017, and the first English translations of The Green Face; Walpurgisnacht, The Angel of the West Window & The White Dominican were published by Dedalus making all of Meyrink's 5 novels available in English.
Praise for this book
'Gustav Meyrink's most mystical novel yet. First published in 1916 the book is set in the near future of post-war Amsterdam, and is an elating vision of apocalypse. A trait of Meyrink's novels, particularly The Green Face, is its depth of meanings, which go beyond one single interpretation.' Buzz
'This is a book rich in ideas, its text dense with occult imagery and thought, fascinating theories about the nature and purpose of our lives, and I think it would take me several readings to unravel all its sense. There is excellent characterisation.'
Black Static
Black Static
'This translation of The Green Face evokes a brooding, pre-first world war Amsterdam of ghettos, refugees and religious cults. The novel can be read on many levels, something which no doubt contributed to its longevity.'
Eric Hidrew in The Leeds Guide
Eric Hidrew in The Leeds Guide