Herman Hesse, my favorite author, has left a profound mark with his work "Steppenwolf." It delves into the essence of living without truly understanding what exactly has happened in life that leads to a certain state of being.
The narrator embarks on a circular and meaningful journey through time and space, between reality and imagination. This life journey, for reasons known and unknown to the narrator, often leads to failure. Such failure subsequently and inevitably results in an existential crisis for the narrator.
Although I understand Herman Hesse's restlessness and sorrow in writing this work, and I can relate to the certainty of experiencing such a fate in middle age and old age, I didn't establish a good connection with the details and characters of the story. Perhaps I'm still not mature enough to understand it deeply. Maybe one day I'll read it again.
Surprisingly, what is even more surprising after having already read several of his books is that each one seems to offer a new and unique perspective. It's as if he has an endless well of creativity and inspiration. The stories he weaves are not only engaging but also thought-provoking, making the reader question their own beliefs and values. His writing style is so captivating that it draws you in from the very first page and keeps you hooked until the very end. It's no wonder that he has become such a popular and respected author.
Each book seems to build upon the previous ones, creating a rich and complex universe that the reader can get lost in. The characters he creates are vivid and real, and you can't help but become invested in their lives and struggles. Whether it's a mystery, a romance, or a work of science fiction, his books always manage to deliver something special. It's truly a joy to read his work and see where his imagination will take him next.
Georgia is not just one country, and thus, geographical knowledge was not the only thing. Instead, it was love and the soul of the homeland. It was everywhere and nowhere, the unity of all times and eras.
Hesse best describes that the writing process is not only the creation of a written text that should give pleasure to the reader, but also a journey and therapy in one's own soul. Hesse's entire work is therapy for the reader (with a corresponding movement, for whom the step in the country of Georgia is overcome and whose air is inhaled) and self-therapy for the author himself. Even re-reading is the greatest therapy. Hesse's novel refers here that we are still directed towards the inside and this inside is primarily within us and only after that is it outside. Therefore, the country of Georgia has two natures and we also have two natures, often forgetting this self-differentiation and self-separation and not knowing ourselves.
The first time I read it, I didn't have time and I said that I would return to this text. Well, at the appropriate time, "I returned".