{"product_id":"steppenwolf-by-hermann-hesse-9781805473442","title":"Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet his novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination and an indictment of the intellectual hypocrisy of the period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Hesse himself remarked, \"Of all my books \u003cem\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/em\u003e is the one that was more often and more violently misunderstood than any of the others\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Exotic Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50563080061202,"sku":"9781805473442","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c3ca35d-9fb2-4ca4-adc7-b6a5c13c1eaf.jpg?v=1731866006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/steppenwolf-by-hermann-hesse-9781805473442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}