El lobo estepario

248 pages

Spanish language

Published 1994

ISBN:
978-84-206-1044-3
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Un alma dividida frente al espejo de la noche

Al leer El lobo estepario, de Hermann Hesse, tuve la sensación de abrir un cuaderno ajeno y encontrar, dentro de él, una versión más oscura de ciertos pensamientos propios. La novela presenta a Harry Haller, un hombre culto, solitario y profundamente dividido, que vive en una pensión burguesa mientras se siente incapaz de pertenecer a ese mundo ordenado. Él se describe como un ser partido entre el hombre refinado y el lobo salvaje, entre el deseo de espíritu y una rabia instintiva contra la mediocridad cotidiana.

La historia avanza más como una exploración interior que como una sucesión de hechos externos. Harry desprecia la sociedad que lo rodea, pero al mismo tiempo sufre por no poder participar en ella. Esa contradicción me resultó incómodamente cercana: comprendí su aislamiento, aunque también me inquietó su orgullo y su tendencia a convertir el dolor en una identidad. El misterioso Tractat del …

I want to leave my perspective as a non-native but fluent German speaker

The book begins as a pretty hard read. The first half of the book is composed mostly of internal monologues of the main character (Harry Haller), going on about his views of the world, his philosophy, his depression, and his belief of having a "split soul" between a man and a wolf. This is definitely a type of language that is harder to read and understand. However, the story starts to develop more in the second half of the book, with more events and dialog between characters instead of internal monologue. From the moment Harry meets Hermine onward, the book becomes much easier to read.

I want to leave my perspective as a non-native but fluent German speaker

The book begins as a pretty hard read. The first half of the book is composed mostly of internal monologues of the main character (Harry Haller), going on about his views of the world, his philosophy, his depression, and his belief of having a "split soul" between a man and a wolf. This is definitely a type of language that is harder to read and understand. However, the story starts to develop more in the second half of the book, with more events and dialog between characters instead of internal monologue. From the moment Harry meets Hermine onward, the book becomes much easier to read.

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