Classic & Older Gothic

Steppenwolf

by Hermann Hesse

Harry Haller, a middle-aged intellectual who believes himself divided between human and wolf natures, descends into spiritual crisis in 1920s Europe. A mysterious book and a chance encounter lead him into a surreal underworld of jazz, sensuality, and self-discovery. Hesse's masterwork explores the conflict between bourgeois respectability and artistic freedom in a soul torn between conformity and chaos.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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