Steppenwolf · Character
Harry Haller
A self-styled Steppenwolf who rents attic rooms in respectable bourgeois houses he claims to despise, dividing his nights between books, wine, and the ache of belonging nowhere.
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Also known as Haller, Harry, dear Harry, The old Harry, the old Harry, the little new young Harry, old Harry, Brother Harry, Herr Haller, The late Herr Haller, this Herr Haller, Mr. Harry, Mr. Haller, Herr Harry
First appearance: Harry Haller's Records
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Friendship
- Romantic
Character groups
- Protagonist
- Guides to Self-Discovery
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- Hermine
psychological · ambivalent
- Pablo
friendship · positive
- Herman
psychological · ambivalent
- Maria
romantic · positive
- Mozart
psychological · ambivalent
- Goethe
psychological · ambivalent
- Gustav
friendship · positive
- Rosa Kreisler
romantic · negative
- Hermine
psychological · ambivalent
- Pablo
friendship · positive
- Mozart
psychological · ambivalent
- Maria
romantic · positive
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