Hesse's character of Harry Haller is a bit Nietzsche-esque, in my opinion. He represents irrationality mixed with erudition and misanthropy mixed with culture. Also, I'm not sure if Nietzsche has ever been properly appreciated or understood.
I am still trying to figure out if Hesse was so enthralled with Nietzsche that each of his books is supposed to correspond to one of Nietzsche's. Certainly, there is that possibility - Siddhartha - Zarathustra is the most obvious, but Der Steppenwolf - Der Antichrist seems just as possible. Either that or Menschliches, Allzumenschliches.
That does sound intriguing.
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Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
30/03/2011 03:59:13 AM
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Okay, might read that as well after Kafka, or before.
01/04/2011 10:53:09 PM
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Re: Okay, might read that as well after Kafka, or before.
04/04/2011 09:45:44 PM
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Just repeating that name won't have any effect, you know.
04/04/2011 10:09:38 PM
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Dammit
04/04/2011 10:13:36 PM
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Does it do justice to Nietzsche?
04/04/2011 09:44:48 PM
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I believe it does.
08/04/2011 04:41:16 PM
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Re: I believe it does.
08/04/2011 04:46:22 PM
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