OL5251240M
Steppenwolf
Hermann Hesse
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Published
- 1974
- ISBN-13
- Unavailable
- ISBN-10
- 071390917X
- Work ID
- OL872773W
Description
A story that focuses on the loneliness and suffering of the protagonist, Harry Haller, who feels that he has no place in a world filled with meaningless frivolity. Having decided to take his own life a chance encounter causes him to change his views and he begins to learn ways to enjoy life. One of the most misunderstood of his novels the book is, according to Hesse, about the possibilities of transcendence and healing.
Subjects
FictionLifeWestern CivilizationPsychological fictionContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)German fictionWestern civilization in fictionTranslations into RussianLife in fictionFicciónGerman language booksGerman literatureCivilización occidentalVidaGerman language materialsFiction, westernsFiction, historical, generalFiction, psychologicalOccultism, fictionChildren's fictionColish press. 1977Художественная литература -- Швейцария -- Немецкая литература Швейцарии -- 2-ая пол. 20 в. -- Проза -- Сборник одного автораCivilization, westernCivilization, western--fiction