Hermann Hesse — Steppenwolf

Penguin 2009 Paperback, 264pp. This Faust - like and magical story of the humanization of a middle - aged misanthrope was described in The New York Times as a 'savage indictment of bourgeois society'. But, as the author notes in this edition, Steppenwolf is a book that has been consistently misinterpreted. This self - portrait of a man who felt himself to be half - human and half - wolf can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self - examination and an indictment of intellectual hypocrisy. (ISBN: 9780141045535). Mint.