The Steppenwolf is one of the most important novels of the 20th century, first published in 1927. This is both a philosophical parable and a deep study of the psychology of a person who is trying in vain to find and find his own "I". This is a love story that leads to an unexpected tragic denouement, it is also a political, social novel in which the hero acts as a fierce critic of the existing philistinism. with a special rhythm, its unique atmosphere of half-sleep-half-awake, half-reality-half-madness and the amazing discoveries that the protagonist makes on the path of self-consciousness.Siddhartha is the pearl of Hermann Hesse's prose, on the pages of which the writer's journey through India, as well as his interest in Eastern religions.This parable is worth reading and rereading not because of the plot or the search for new knowledge, but because of that deep understanding of the world, the feeling of unity with others that it gives .The publication also includes the allegorical story "Journey to the Land of the East".