Steppenwolf Paperback - 2002
by Hermann Hesse; Basil Creighton (Translator)
Hesse, in his autobiographical book, is a man drunk on Nietzsche and Schopenhauerian pessimism, with an added dose of Eastern mysticism. This novel, written in 1927, contains savage indictments of conventional bourgeois morality and searching philosophic forays into the role of art, music and the independent, self-willed individual.
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Hermann Hesse's 'Steppenwolf' has emerged as a profoundly divisive yet influential modernist novel that resonates differently depending on the reader's life stage and perspective. Published in 1927, the semi-autobiographical work follows Harry Haller, a middle-aged intellectual grappling with existential despair, isolation, and suicidal ideation. Readers consistently noted the novel's philosophical density, psychological complexity, and deliberately ambiguous structure. The work gained cult status among 1960s counterculture movements, though Hesse himself lamented its frequent misinterpretation. Critical consensus suggests the novel functions as a meditation on alienation, spiritual awakening, and the reconciliation of conflicting aspects of human nature, though its dense prose and abstract final sections challenge accessibility. Many readers report that appreciation deepens substantially upon rereading, particularly when approaching the novel at life stages closer to the protagonist's age.
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- Title Steppenwolf
- Author Hermann Hesse; Basil Creighton (Translator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Holt Paperbacks, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2002-12-06
- ISBN 9780312278670 / 0312278675
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.56 x 0.6 in (20.98 x 14.12 x 1.52 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Library of Congress subjects Life, Civilization, Western
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002035546
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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