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Steppenwolf (novel)
Novel by Hermann Hesse
For other uses, see Steppenwolf (disambiguation).
Steppenwolf (originally Der Steppenwolf) is the tenth novel by German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse.
Steppenwolf marvelOriginally published in Germany in , it was first translated into English in The novel was named after the German name for the steppe wolf. The story in large part reflects a profound crisis in Hesse's spiritual world during the s.
Steppenwolf was wildly popular and has been a perpetual success across the decades, but Hesse later asserted that the book was largely misunderstood.[1]
Background and publication history
In , Hermann Hesse married singer Ruth Wenger.
After several weeks, however, he left Basel, only returning near the end of the year.
Steppenwolf mythology
Upon his return, he rented a separate apartment, adding to his isolation. After a short trip to Germany with Wenger, Hesse stopped seeing her almost completely. The resulting feeling of isolation and inability to make la