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<url><loc>https://alanconrad.com/2026/07/27/misreading-fiction-the-society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-fictional-characters-herman-hesse-vs-the-steppenwolf-revisited/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Alan Conrad</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-07-27T00:51:11+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Misreading Fiction &#124; The Society for the Prevention of Fictional Characters &#124; Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited</news:title><news:keywords>Herman Hesse, Fiction, literature, Harry Haller, reading, books, Steppenwolf the book, book-review, society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-fictional-characters</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>