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A modernist work of profound wisdom that continues to enthral readers with its subtle blend of eastern mysticism and western culture, the penguin modern classics edition of hermann hesse s steppenwolf is revised by walter sorell from the original translation by basil creighton. Originally published in germany in 1927, it was first translated into english in 1929. Steppenwolf a novel that was aimed at depicting the german reality of the 1920s. And the very novel steppenwolf brightly illustrates jungs individuation process.
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