{"product_id":"the-steppenwolf-1","title":"The Steppenwolf [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Hermann Hesse\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the German by Kurt Beals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA sharp, erudite new translation of Hesse’s moody classic.\" ―Susan Bernofsky, Columbia University, and translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Metamorphosis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An English-language translation that highlights both the thoughtfulness and, ultimately, the sheer personal power of the original. Beals has managed the considerable feat of making a cult classic of twentieth-century literature feel completely alive for the twenty-first.\" ―Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis revolutionary translation is the only way to experience the novel as Hesse envisioned it nearly one hundred years ago.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quest for self-discovery never ends, especially for Harry Haller—better known as the Steppenwolf. After a life spent in self-imposed isolation, Harry meets the mysterious Hermine and becomes captivated by her intoxicating power. Through their nighttime adventures, the Steppenwolf experiences the decadent underbelly of the bourgeois society he always despised. Harry becomes a man divided—lost in a surreal underground world of pleasure and set on a collision course with his innermost desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere has never been a translation that fully captures the essence of Hermann Hesse’s own spiritual questioning until now. Kurt Beals restores the original meaning of this hallucinatory German tale in a recognizably modern voice. Beals’s expert introduction traces the impact of \u003cem\u003eThe Steppenwolf\u003c\/em\u003e for readers seeking meaning during the upheaval of world conflicts, the onslaught of new technologies, and life’s uncertainties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003eW.W. Norton \u0026amp; Company, 2025\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1927\u003cbr\u003e5.5 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781324105992\u003cbr\u003eGerman Literature, Hermann Hesse\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51931407286440,"sku":"9781324105992","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Hesse_The-Steppenwolf-Norton-paperback.jpg?v=1742846511","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-steppenwolf-1","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}