02673cam a22003733u 4500 75802 UtSlPG 20260610134744.0 m cr n 260607r20251927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG de iso639-1 PT Hesse, Hermann, 1877-1962 Der Steppenwolf Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(novel) Release date is 2025-04-06 Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Der Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse is a novel written in the late 19th to early 20th century. The book centers on the character Harry Haller, a solitary, introspective intellectual struggling with deep alienation from society and his own inner turmoil. The story explores themes of individuality, duality of human nature, and the quest for meaning in a troubled world. Readers interested in psychological depth, philosophical musings, and an exploration of existential struggles may find this novel particularly appealing. The opening of "Der Steppenwolf" begins with a foreword by an unnamed editor, who recounts his impressions and observations of Harry Haller, the Steppenwolf, during his tenancy in the editor’s family home. Haller is depicted as an outsider, both admired and pitied, whose life is marked by profound loneliness and self-contempt despite his intelligence and sensitivity. The narrative then shifts to Haller’s own writings, where he describes the monotonous, numbing routine of his days, his aversion to bourgeois comforts, and his yearning for experiences outside ordinary life. Early in Haller's manuscript, the “Tractate of the Steppenwolf” introduces the core metaphor of his existence—a man divided between civilized humanity and wild, wolfish nature—establishing the book’s central psychological conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Berlin: S. Fischer, 1927 Psychological fiction Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Life -- Fiction Civilization, Western -- Fiction Men -- Germany -- Psychology -- Fiction Intellectuals -- Germany -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75802 116527 116527