Steppenwolf (A Novel)
BOOK SUMMARY
With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work is one of literature's most poetic evocations of the soul's journey to liberation. Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. The tale of the Steppenwolf culminates in the surreal Magic Theater--For Madmen Only!
Originally published in English in 1929, the novel's wisdom continues to speak to our souls and marks it as a classic of modern literature.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hermann Hesse was a born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He died in 1962.
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
Book type: Trade Paperback Page count: 224 pages Genre: Fiction Dimensions and weight: 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.4 lb
