About This Book
Steppenwolf is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse's searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope. Yet his novel can also be...
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Reading Time Estimates
7h 38m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 30m
average reader
250 WPM
3h 56m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 82,500 words📅 11 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 30 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 7 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 10 min
Audio 2x
4 h 35 min
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- 📅11 days reading 30 min/day
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