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Harry Haller is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, shy and alienated from society. His despair and desire for death draw him into a dark, enchanted underworld. Through a series of shadowy encounters – romantic, freakish and savage by turn – the misanthropic Haller gradually begins to rediscover the lost dreams of his youth. This blistering portrayal of a man who feels himself to be half-human and half-wolf was the bible of the 1960s counterculture, capturing the mood of a disaffected generation, and remains a haunting story of estrangement and redemption.

Review: ‘Steppenwolf’ is an amazing novel, possibly Hesse’s greatest book. I think it will be obvious to anyone who reads it that it was a very personal work. While most of Hesse’s books are semi-autobiographical, I have to admit that, when I read about Hesse’s personal history around the time that he wrote this (circa 1925), I was surprised at just how closely the book resembled his actual, rather strange, way of life at the time. I’ve read this book many times, and I definitely have an admiration for the original translation (1929) by Basil Creighton, last revised in 1963. Some of the cover publicity for the various newer translations makes it sound as if the Creighton translation is positively antwacky, but I don’t think that is the case. It is a very readable translation, with a lot to offer, and I am unconcerned if the occasional choice of some words gives a pointer to the fact that the book is nearly one hundred years old. It certainly reads as well as any modern novel.

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was a German poet and novelist. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. He was the author of numerous works including Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Demian.

Hermann 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 for The Glass Bead Game.