"Steppenwolf" is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope. Yet this novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of the intellectual hypocrisy of the period. As Hesse himself remarked, 'Of all my books "Steppenwolf" is the one that was more often and more violently misunderstood than any other'.
- ISBN10 0030853184
- ISBN13 9780030853180
- Publish Date 1 September 1970 (first published December 1963)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 March 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Henry Holt & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Language English