Meyrink, Gustav - Walpurgis Night. The White Dominican.

Gustav Meyrink's (1868–1932) Walpurgis Night (1917) is a dark, fantastical novel set in war-torn Prague, blending historical reality with occult mysticism as German officials clash with Czech revolutionaries on the supernatural Walpurgis Night, a time when barriers between worlds dissolve, leading to an apocalyptic vision of societal collapse and spiritual rebirth through confronting inner demons and finding new meaning beyond decaying old structures.

The White Dominican (1921) is an esoteric novel by Gustav Meyrink, focusing on a spiritual journey of self-transcendence, set in a mystical version of Wasserburg, Bavaria. The story follows a simple protagonist guided by various figures, including his father, a spirit, and the titular White Dominican, to escape the mundane world and achieve spiritual enlightenment.