>>993096the 'steppenwolf' of Herman Hesse's book by the same name is not related in any way to the steppenwolf of marvel comics
Herman Hesse's steppenwolf is best read as a middle-age man, or at least with the sentiment of finding yourself disconnected with the modern world and caught between primal instinct and abject despair (wolf & man). I found it to be poignant at various points in my life, and felt very similar to the protagonist in 'lolita'.
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/steppenwolf/summary/All of Hesse's work leaves you with a similar feeling; kind of sad but realistic and transcendent (siddhartha, glass bead game, demian, road to the east, etc.). Good stuff.
