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Steppenwolf

Written by: Hermann Hesse
Narrated by: Peter Weller
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Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild, primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine.

With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Steppenwolf, Hesse' best-known and most autobiographical work, originally published in English in 1929, continues to speak to our souls as a classic of modern literature.

©1927 S. Fischer Verlag A. G., Berlin. Renewal copyright 1955 Hermann Hesse. English translation copyright B 1929 Henry Holt and Company. Renewal copyright 1957 Hermann Hesse. Revised translation copyright 1963 Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. Author's note copyright 1961 Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt Am Main (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks America Classics
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had higher expectations for Steppenwolf based on ratings and reviews. I had difficulty falling into this story, but blame potential bias in relation to hesses other works(Siddhartha)and relatable reads. or maybe it was the narration.. I'm not certain.

difficulty embracing the story

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... and doesn't have courage to do that. The "Steppenwolf" is a perfect book for you. Otherwise, it is just an intellectual gibberish of a very depressed and spoiled intellectual. It is definitely a very good literature, however, an author's talent could be used much better way if he choose to. I listen the book to the end. For me it was interesting to follow thoughts of an after WWI generation. Their aspirations and a way of life. The narrator is very good. He should get more opportunities to use his narrator's talent.

If anybody considers a suicide...

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