Steppenwolf

"Steppenwolf" is an iconic novel by Hermann Hesse that explores the quest for authenticity in a world perceived as inauthentic. The story follows Harry Haller, an educated man who sees himself as a Steppenwolf – wild, alien, and alienated from modern society. In a series of dreamlike and often brutal encounters, accompanied by historical figures such as Mozart and Goethe, as well as the captivating Hermione, Haller embarks on a spiritual and psychedelic journey. This narrative, regarded as the manifesto of the counterculture of the 1960s, illuminates themes of alienation, redemption, and the search for one's place in the world. Hesse's work remains a poignant portrait of a man torn between humanity and his animalistic nature.