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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

Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse's iconic countercultural novel about the search for authenticity in an inauthentic world, in a new translation

The quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller--better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the... Read Full Overview

This Norton Critical Edition includes: Kurt Beals's 2023 "splendid translation of this offbeat classic" (Doreen Densky, New York University), which restores much of Hesse's original meaning and language. A compelling introduction, annotations, and a note on the critical edition... Read Full Overview

The quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller--better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the... Read Full Overview

A modernist work of profound wisdom that continues to enthral readers with its subtle blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf is revised by Walter Sorell from the original translation by Basil Creighton... Read Full Overview

"Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse is a profound and thought-provoking novel that delves into the inner struggles of a man named Harry Haller. Harry is a solitary and intellectual man who feels out of place in the world and struggles to reconcile his dual nature of being both... Read Full Overview

A modernist work of profound wisdom that continues to enthral readers with its subtle blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, the Penguin Modern Classics edition of Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf is revised by Walter Sorell from the original translation by Basil... Read Full Overview

El autor nos sumerge en un viaje de angustias y miedos propios de la sociedad contemporanea. Su neomodernismo nos muestra una humanidad mil veces mas sabia que la actual. El protagonista de la novela, Harry Haller, es un lobo estepario lleno de angustias y miserias que se mantiene... Read Full Overview

El libro es en gran parte un reflejo de la profunda crisis espiritual que sufri Hesse en la d cada de 1920, mientras retrata la divisi n del protagonista entre su humanidad y su lobuna apariencia hura a, su agresividad y su desarraigo.

Hermann Hesse's "Steppenwolf" is a thrilling trip into the human soul. Readers are immersed into a world of psychological distress and emotional suffering via the protagonist, Harry Haller. Harry, a sophisticated and contemplative character, struggles with his dual identity... Read Full Overview

In Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse delves into the psyche of Harry Haller, a man torn between the confines of bourgeois society and his untamed, animalistic nature. As he grapples with despair, alienation, and a deep sense of self-loathing, Harry encounters a mystical journey... Read Full Overview

'The unhappiness that I need and long for . . . is of the kind that will let me suffer with eagerness and die with lust. That is the unhappiness, or happiness, that I am waiting for.'

"Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse is a profound and thought-provoking novel that delves into the inner struggles of a man named Harry Haller. Harry is a solitary and intellectual man who feels out of place in the world and struggles to reconcile his dual nature of being both... Read Full Overview

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