num_pages: 259
description: This Faust-like and magical story of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope was described in The New York Times as a 'savage indictment of bourgeois society'. But, as the author notes in this edition, Steppenwolf is a book that has been consistently misinterpreted. This self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of intellectual hypocrisy.
language: English
title: Steppenwolf
titlecomplete: Steppenwolf
characters: Pablo Soler, Hermine, Harry Haller, Maria
genres: Germany, 20th Century, Philosophy, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Psychology, German Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 177163
publisher: Penguin Modern Classics