Literary Fiction· Germany
Steppenwolf
by Hermann HesseAggregate Editorial Score74/100
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Published 1946224 pagesEnglish
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Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse is a landmark work of literary fiction, first published in 1946. Harry Haller, the 'Steppenwolf,' is a middle-aged intellectual torn between his bourgeois existence and his wild inner wolf. Hesse's visionary novel, with its hallucinatory Magic Theatre, explores duality, spirituality, and the quest for self-understanding. It became a cult classic in the 1960s and remains central to Hesse's Nobel Prize legacy. Themes of duality, identity, spirituality run through the work. The book has received recognition from Nobel Prize in Literature 1946 and ALA Notable Books 1927.
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📖 Literary Fiction
Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.
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🇩🇪 Germany
This book is part of Germany's rich literary tradition.
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Nobel Prize in Literature
winner · global
194660
ALA Notable Books
notable · national
192710
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