Hermann Hesse
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Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss writer and artist who lived from 1877 to 1962 and won the Nobel Prize for his literary work. He is remembered as an important poet, novelist, and painter whose writing explored themes of personal journey and self-discovery.
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- Born
- 2 July 1877
- Died
- 9 August 1962
- Works
- 1343
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- Die gedichte
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- Hermann Hesse--Thomas Mann Briefwechsel
- Hermann Hesse
- Siddhartha
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Hermann Karl Hesse ( German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped to shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
Hesse was a widely read author in German-speaking countries during his lifetime, but his more enduring international fame did not come until a few years after his death, when, in the mid-1960s, his works became enormously popular with post-World War II generation readers in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere.
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