Steppenwolf
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With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Hesse’s best-known and most autobiographical work is one of literature’s most poetic evocations of the soul’s journey to liberation
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.
Originally published in English in 1929, Steppenwolf ’s wisdom continues to speak to our souls and marks it as a classic of modern literature.
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Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured many generations of readers. In 1946 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Peter Weller is a film and stage actor whose theater credits include David Rabe’s Streamers, David Mamet’s The Woods, and Richard Nelson’s Frank’s Home. His many film works include RoboCop, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite, The New Age, and Naked Lunch. His short film Partners received an Oscar nomination.
