Tag Archives: Steppenwolf
Hermann Hesse and Nikos Kazantzakis
Hesse and Kazantzakis wrote about the struggle between the realm of the intellect and the realm of the senses, among many other important subjects. Kazantzakis’s novel Zorba the Greek is based on a real person influential in Kazantzakis’s life. Zorba … Continue reading
The Rational versus The Non-rational
Two books read, and not for the first time: I have read Steppenwolf no less than three times, and each time I feel like I am reading it anew. I almost never expect it, yet it is true that I … Continue reading