Steppenwolf
A Novel
by Hermann Hesse
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
Steppenwolf is a poetical selfportrait of a man who felt himself to be halfhuman and halfwolf. This Faustlike and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middleaged misanthrope. Yet this novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous selfexamination and ...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Social Sciences.
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Amanda Palmer
“Siddhartha changed my life. i named my first cat govinda when i was 15 because of that damn book. steppenwolf changed me more, though. there is nothing in the world like that book, nothing.”
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