num_pages: 100
description: Walpurgisnacht uses Prague as the setting for a clash between German officialdom immured in the ancient castle above the Moldau, and a Czech revolution seething in the city below. History, myth and political reality merge in an apocalyptic climax as the rebels, urged on by a drum covered in human skin, storm the castle to crown a poor violinist "Emperor of the World" in St. Vitus' Cathedral
language: English
title: Walpurgisnacht
titlecomplete: Walpurgisnacht
characters: Lisinko "Böhmische Liesel", Zrcadlo, Ottokar Vondrejc, Polyxena, Dr. Thaddäus Flugbeil
genres: Fiction, Czech Literature, Classics, Gothic, German Literature, Germany, Horror, Fantasy, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 612
places: Prague (Praha)
publisher: Dedalus Limited