Steppenwolf
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Steppenwolf is a 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse that explores themes of duality, alienation, and spiritual crisis through the inner life of a man torn between his human and wolf-like natures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steppenwolf canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork | Treatise on the Steppenwolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| followedBy | Narcissus and Goldmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Steppenwolf (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hermine
NERFINISHED
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Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ the Immortals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception |
controversial upon initial publication
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cult classic ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
art and music as transcendence
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crisis of meaning ⓘ hallucinatory experiences ⓘ middle-aged intellectual ⓘ |
| influenced |
counterculture of the 1960s
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rock band Steppenwolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Harry Haller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
magic theater
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wolf-like nature ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and fantasy
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exploration of divided self ⓘ intense psychological introspection ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Steppenwolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hermann Hesse bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Demian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | S. Fischer Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | a German-speaking city ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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conflict between bourgeois life and individuality ⓘ duality of human nature ⓘ existential despair ⓘ inner fragmentation ⓘ mysticism ⓘ search for identity ⓘ self-destruction and suicide ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hermann Hesse