Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

Steppenwolf (orig. German Der Steppenwolf) is the tenth novel by German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse. Originally published in Germany in 1927, it was first translated into English in 1929. Combining autobiographical and fantastic elements, the novel was named after the lonesome wolf of the steppes. The story in large part reflects a profound crisis in Hesse's spiritual world in the 1920s while memorably portraying the protagonist's split between his humanity, and his wolf-like aggression and homelessness.[1] The novel became an international success, although Hesse would later claim that the book was largely misunderstood.

The 246th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 95th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
  2. - ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)
  3. - Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
  4. - The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
  5. - The Graphic Canon (Book)
  6. - The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
  7. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  8. - The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
  9. - 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
  10. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)

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Steppenwolf Hardcover 860578 $72.59 $8.94 1963
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Der Steppenwolf. Paperback 4364958 $6.39 1997
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Der Steppenwolf (German Edition) Audio CD 9267524 $21.00
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Der Steppenwolf. Erläuterungen und Dokumente. (Lernmaterialien) Paperback 1949136 $7.48 $3.13 1992
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Steppenwolf: Treatise on the Steppenwolf Paperback 7781965 $508.79 $12.00 1975
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El Lobo Estepario / Steppenwolf (Spanish Edition) Hardcover 8242953 $200.00 2006
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Materialien zu Hermann Hesses 'Der Steppenwolf' Suhrkamp Taschenbücher, Nr.53 Paperback 1986070 $13.50 $3.54 1972
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Steppenwolf (Penguin Modern Classics) Paperback 1482568 $22.77 $1.79 2001
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Steppenwolf Paperback 927226 $31.85 $1.50 1999
Der Steppenwolf (Oldenbourg-Interpretationen) (German Edition) Paperback 1119050 $186.21 $19.38 2006
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Steppenwolf Hardcover 1053781 $28.95 $28.92 2010
Steppenwolf (SparkNotes Literature Guide) (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) Paperback 936788 $72.25 $1.98 2002
Steppenwolf (Penguin Essentials) Paperback 2012436 $3.52 $3.26 2011
Textanalyse und Interpretation zu Hermann Hesse. Der Steppenwolf: Alle erforderlichen Infos für Abitur, Matura, Klausur und Referat plus Prüfungsaufgaben mit Lösungen Paperback 3846755 $9.62 $8.72 2011
Steppenwolf Audible Audio Edition 25895 $9.95 2008
Steppenwolf (Hardcover) (Hesses Classics) (Chinese Edition) Hardcover 3342379 $11.99 $30.68 2015
Steppenwolf Kindle Edition 190524 $2.00 2020
Steppenwolf Hardcover 983043 $29.95 $25.95 2012
Steppenwolf: A Novel Paperback 474143 $23.24 $1.21 1990
Treatise on the Steppenwolf Paperback 492481 $63.64 $5.98 1975
Der Steppenwolf Paperback 1757076 $13.72 $11.98 2009
The World of Hermann Hesse (Boxed Set) (Magister Ludi, Steppenwolf, Narcissus & Goldmund, Siddhartha, The Journey to the East, and Demian) Paperback 285652 $34.95 1990
Der Steppenwolf (Hardcover) (Chinese Edition) Hardcover 873836 $9.95 $34.39 2015
Der Steppenwolf (German Edition) Hardcover 1348499 $21.51 2022
Steppenwolf: A Novel Paperback 41255 $11.58 $1.65 2002
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