Steppenwolf Tpb

Name: Steppenwolf Tpb
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9780312278670
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By H. Hesse

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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse explores the inner conflict of Harry Haller, a reclusive intellectual torn between his wild, instinctual nature and his rational, cultured self. The novel is a poetic journey through self-discovery as Haller meets Hermine, a carefree woman who challenges his worldview, leading him into the surreal experience of the Magic Theater—For Madmen Only! This blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture captures the soul’s quest for liberation.
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Steppenwolf Tpb

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Ideal for readers interested in profound psychological and spiritual themes, fans of literary classics, and those who appreciate poetic prose and explorations of identity.

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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With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Nobel Prize-winning author Hermann Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work is one of literature's most poetic evocations of the soul's journey to liberation.

"Hermann Hesse is the greatest writer of the century." --San Francisco Chronicle

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, Steppenwolf's wisdom continues to speak to our souls and marks it as a classic of modern literature.

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“Hesse is a writer of suggestion, of nuance, of spiritual intimation.” – The Christian Science Monitor

“For all its savagely articulate descriptions of torment and isolation, it is most eloquent about something less glamorous but far more important: healing.” – The Guardian

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780312278670

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 December 2002

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 204g

Pages: 218

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Arts & Culture General Fiction H. Hesse Literary Fiction Non-Fiction

About the Author

Hermann Hesse was 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 novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.