Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

<p><em>Steppenwolf</em> is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. </p><p><em> </em></p><p>This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope. </p><p><em> </em></p><p>Yet his novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of the intellectual hypocrisy of the period. </p><p><em> </em></p><p>As Hesse himself remarked Of all my books <em>Steppenwolf</em> is the one that was more often and more violently misunderstood than any of the others.</p>