MyLink - MyLink (English) Gustav Meyrink

Austrian novelist. His real name was G. Meyer. He was born in Vienna, but his career as a writer began in Prague, the city where he spent his student years. He started out by starting a bank, but it failed. His innate pessimistic temperament led him to turn his back on reality and become deeply involved in the world of the occult. He published many fantasy works, including "The Golem" (1915), and set the stage for the popularity of fantasy novels after World War I. He influenced writers from the Prague literary world, such as Strobl and Kafka.

[Masato Murayama]

"Golem" translated by Takashi Imamura (1973, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)" ▽ "Modern German Fantasy Short Stories by G. Meyrink et al., translated and edited by Michisuke Maekawa (1976, Kokusho Kankokai)"

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オーストリアの小説家。本名G・マイヤー。ウィーンで生まれたが、作家としての活躍の舞台は学生時代を過ごした街プラハであった。初め銀行をおこすが失敗し、生来の厭世(えんせい)的気質が高じて、現実に背を向けオカルトの世界に深くかかわり、『ゴーレム』（1915）など幻想的作品を多く発表して、第一次世界大戦後の幻想小説流行の先鞭(せんべん)をつけた。シュトローブル、カフカらプラハ文壇出身の作家に影響を与えている。

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『今村孝訳『ゴーレム』（1973・河出書房新社）』▽『G・マイリンク他著、前川道介訳編『現代ドイツ幻想短篇集』（1976・国書刊行会）』

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