The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

Gustav Meyrink's (1868–1932) The Golem is a haunting Gothic novel set in Prague's Jewish ghetto, blending folklore, mysticism, and existential dread as it explores themes of identity, persecution, and the supernatural through the story of jeweler Athanasius Pernath, who grapples with amnesia and visions of the legendary Golem, a clay creature from Jewish myth that seems to mirror his own fragmented self. The novel blurs the lines between reality and dream, with the Golem representing the collective suffering and spirit of the ghetto, and is known for its atmospheric depiction of Prague and its uncanny, expressionistic style.