Steppenwolf

A loner, Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure. He struggles to reconcile the primeval wild spirit within himself with the rational man he knows he should be. His life changes dramatically when he meets Hermine. She awakens his wild side. Hesse's story culminates in the Magic Theater, a place where only mad men go. This novel is full of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, which makes it one of the most poetic evocations of the soul's journey to liberation. Originally published in 1929, its wisdom continues to speak to our souls.