{"product_id":"steppenwolf-by-herman-hesse","title":"'Steppenwolf' by Herman Hesse","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"577\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eHermann Hesse's great novel of spiritual crisis and fractured identity.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"577\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePresented as the manuscript of Harry Haller, a lonely intellectual who believes himself divided between the civilised human and the instinctive \"wolf\". \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWritten during a period of profound personal turmoil, Hesse's novel explores the instability of the self long before psychology, existentialism and counterculture made such questions fashionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"577\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"828\"\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/em\u003e imagines the individual as composed of countless selves, each struggling for expression. It is this mixture of philosophical inquiry, psychological insight and visionary fantasy that has allowed the novel to remain endlessly rediscovered, influencing generations of readers from post-war existentialists to the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"168\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Modern Classics edition, 1973 reprint. Paperback, translated by Basil Creighton. \u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGood to very good condition, with general cover rubbing, edge wear and light creasing. Binding firm and pages clean. Previous owner’s stamp to copyright page.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45812648935507,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-12T162843.594.png?v=1783904981","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/steppenwolf-by-herman-hesse","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}