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About This Novel
Harrell is an upright writer who despises the lifestyle of modern society. He often stays at home and is extremely lonely. He falls into a schizophrenic situation. One day, he accidentally read a short book "Review of Steppenwolf". He woke up from a dream and thought that he was a Steppenwolf with both "human nature" and "wolf nature". Later, he was invited to a party and found that the attendees all had narrow nationalist views, and his anti-war remarks were reprimanded, which made him feel very lonely. Later, he met the bar girl Hermina and gained sensual pleasure. Jinghe introduced him to the musician Pablo and the girl Maria. He forgot all his troubles and worries in music and sensory enjoyment. But when he saw Hermina getting close to Pablo, he became "wolfish" and killed Hermina out of jealousy. The novel is rich in fantasy color and profound symbolic meaning, and is considered to have a "surrealist" style. Thomas Mann called it "the German Ulysses".
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