Quote of the day
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
Gustav Meyrink
Born: January 19, 1868
Died: December 4, 1932 (aged 64)
Bio: Gustav Meyrink was the pseudonym of Gustav Meyer, an Austrian author, novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel The Golem. He has been described as the "most respected German language writer in the field of supernatural fiction".
Known for:
- The Golem (1914)
- The Angel of the West Window (1927)
- The White Dominican
- Das grüne Gesicht (1916)
- Walpurgisnacht (1917)