![]() ![]() Until his death Meyrink practiced yoga and other occult exercises. He studied theosophy, Kabbala, Christian Sophiology and Eastern mysticism. ![]() Meyrink was surprised by this dramatic coincidence and started to study the literature of the occult. At that moment he heard a strange scratching sound and someone’s hand put a tiny booklet under his door. That day, August 14, 1892, on Assumption Eve, Meyrink, 24 years old, was allegedly standing at his table with a gun at his head, determined to shoot himself. Meyrink described it in the autobiographical short story "The Pilot". In Prague an event occurred which played a providential role in Meyrink’s life. Meyrink lived in Prague for twenty years and has depicted it many times in his works. ![]() He has been described as the "most respected German language writer in the field of supernatural fiction". Gustav Meyrink (Janu– December 4, 1932) was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, storyteller, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem. ![]()
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