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Steppenwolf

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 Thought-Provoking Scary

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I listened to this one for the first time and found it to be a very engaging and thought provoking story, touching on many aspects of identity and self perception. I expect I will listen to it again as I think this type of book needs reading/listening multiple times to get the lost out of it.

An amazing story

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Very well read. An example of high art and philosophy rarely seen. a staggering read.

A life changing book under the right circumstances

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Very interesting for it's time, not quite sure what kind of drugs this guy was on writing this but the fantasy world he create towards the end of the novel was beautifully morbid.

Steppenwolf

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes I have a list of friends I will tell about it and to get a copy to.

What did you like best about this story?

the descriptions and the nature of Harry

What does Peter Weller bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

it was easy to submerge instantly. his voice is perfect for this work this book.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no neither I smiled one maybe but it enriched me and I feel more solid in the world and more expanded and safer somehow.

Any additional comments?

I wish it was written by a woman and spoke of women and used non gender language when talking about people but it is very gender bias and actually it is misogynistic but that is the blindness of the times it was written the limitation of the logos of the age and I forgive it for that I just need to remember to reinstate myself back into the world when I finished it. I will follow up a lot on the mention of the other works Harry was studying too. I will submit this but I hate speaking out Im sure I have spelt very badly and not expressed myself well or even close to what I would like to do, but this work make me want to be courageous . I hope I will find lists of the other books mentioned in Steppenwolf.

I'd love to know who was the lecturer in the first chapter.. I was thinking it could be Rudolf Steiner. But I hope not.

Loved every moment of it.

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What disappointed you about Steppenwolf?

Several of Hesse's novels rank among my very favourites and at first I thought this would be another. As I went on, the weight of it gradually wore me down. It is more of an essay than a narrative and though I admired it and liked it in principle, after a while it became too dull and I returned it.

What does Peter Weller bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Something about German literature in a drawling American accent grates. More importantly, the story feels monotonous because the narration is literally monotonous.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Sympathy then ultimately boredom

Any additional comments?

This is a profound study of a lonely, unhappy man suffering from a detached intellect and incurable cynicism. The book is intelligent both in the depth of its character study and the manner of the writing. You get the feeling as soon as you read the introduction by Hesse discussing the meaning of the book - a dangerous topic for a critic, let-alone the author, and yet Hesse handles it safely and adroitly.

Profound but ultimately not interesting enough

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