Eugen Grosche
Entwurf des Buchumschlags
| The book "Exorial" is a collection of short stories with seven narratives. Although they are announced in the frontispiece as chapters of a novel about "a demonic being", only one of them actually concerns Exorial. |
[From: 'Materialien Zum O.T.O.']
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With the potential sale of his short story collection "Exorial," Eugen Grosche expressed in 1951 his great hope of escaping his existential financial distress. In lengthy letters to Hermann Joseph Metzger in Switzerland, he explained his dire situation: "Things are currently quite grim for us, no money for rent", and he anticipated a print run of "Exorial" reaching 70,000 copies. Another novel, "Das Dunkle Licht," also held the promise of selling well.
Metzger conducted a reading from "Exorial" within his small circle. "The mood was good, the interest [...] actually somewhat weak. It simply lacks the preparatory understanding." Despite inquiries with several publishers in Switzerland and Vienna, Metzger couldn't find an editor. "What's going on? Have you fallen seriously ill?" Grosche pleaded on March 14, 1951, towards Switzerland, where he hoped for help in vain. On May 22, June 18, and July 22, 1951, he lamented the absence of mail from Zurich despite "many admonishing thought waves." In March 1960, Grosche finally managed to get "Exorial" published and asserted that everything in it had indeed occurred. More about the book Exorial and Johannes Goeggelmann (Saturnius): Beispiel einer Skandalisierung. |
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