The White Dominican

5 hrs. 57 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Gustav Meyrink

Narrator Miroslav Velesov

Description

A late mystical novel about the internal growth of an orphan, Christofor, whom his adoptive father introduces into a tangled world of esoteric teachings. “The White Dominican” (1927) is one of Meyrink’s late works, where his fascination with mysticism and religious traditions is especially vivid; at the center is the path of a person’s spiritual becoming and the endless metamorphoses of the soul. The plot unfolds around the teenager Christofor, left without parents and adopted by Baron Joer—who helps the young man interpret strange dreams and, step by step, leads him through the intricate labyrinth of magical knowledge. Will these lessons become the key to uncovering Christofor’s origins, help him realize a purpose passed down by twelve generations of ancestors, and give him love?… Translation by G. Snezhinskaya, heirs, 2025; AST Publishing House, 2025.