Some years ago, a visitor to this site , who had just read my essay, "Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf", told me that I had completely misread Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, from start to finish. That made me smile, for it showed me that he had read the essay from start to finish, and understood, at … Continue reading Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited
Rescuing Fiction | For Madmen Only | The hidden ending in Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf
Near the end of his life the famous French novelist Gustave Flaubert, said that he had lived for decades in an ivory tower, writing his books, but, .....a sea of shit has been beating at the base of the tower and I'm afraid it has worn down its foundation.. That's the quote as best I … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | For Madmen Only | The hidden ending in Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf
Rescuing Fiction | the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf
Among novelists, the phenomenon of the character who resists the author's intentions is well known. This is one of the best examples in fiction.
Alan Conrad 