A woman who dissuades this novel's protagonist from a plan to commit suicide on his fiftieth birthday later appears as his male, childhood friend at a costume ball.
The protagonist of this novel resolves, "One day I would be a better hand at the game. One day I would learn how to laugh" after being played music by Handel distorted on a gramophone. A woman who dissuades this novel's protagonist from a plan to commit suicide on his fiftieth birthday later appears as his male, childhood friend at a costume ball. This novel opens with a preface narrated by its protagonist's landlady's nephew and includes an interpolated "Treatise" on the title character written by the Immortals. At its climax, the protagonist stabs Hermine after finding her naked on the floor with Pablo in the Magic Theater. For 10 points, name this Herman Hesse novel that compares Harry Haller with the title wild animal.
The protagonist of this novel resolves, "One day I would be a better hand at the game.
Steppenwolf [or Der Steppenwolf]