Hermann Hesse
- Hermann Karl Hesse
- Emil Sinclair
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- Hesse, Hermann
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- Date of birth
- 1877-07-02
- Place of birth
- Calw
- Date of death
- 1962-08-09
- Place of death
- Ticino
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Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. Although Hesse was born in Germany's Black Forest region of Swabia, his father's celebrated heritage as a Baltic German and his grandmother's French-Swiss roots had an intellectual influence on him. He was a precocious, if not difficult child, who shared a passion for poetry and music with his mother, and was especially well-read and cultured, due in part to the influence of his polyglot grandfather.
As a youth he studied briefly at a seminary, struggled with bouts of depression and even once attempted suicide, which temporarily landed him in a sanatorium. Hesse eventually completed Gymnasium and passed his examinations in 1893, when his formal education ended. However, he remained an autodidact and voraciously read theological treatises, Greek mythology, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Friedrich Schiller, and Friedrich Nietzsche. His first works of poetry and prose were being published in the 1890s and early 1900s with his first novel, Peter Camenzind, appearing in 1904.
In 1911, Hesse visited India, where he became acquainted with Indian mysticism. His experiences in India—combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis—affected his literary work, which emphasizes Eastern spiritual values. His best-known works 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. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter.
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- Hermann Hesse wrote Liebe Schmerzen
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Hermann Hesse, der distanzierte Deutsche
- Hermann Hesse wrote Schweinerei
- Hermann Hesse wrote Tagebuchblätter
- Hermann Hesse wrote [Der Sprung]
- Hermann Hesse wrote Abschiednehmen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Verwölkte Nacht
- Hermann Hesse wrote Sphinxe
- Hermann Hesse wrote Faldum
- Hermann Hesse wrote Dunkle Augen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Winterferien
- Hermann Hesse wrote Gestutzte Eiche
- Hermann Hesse wrote Purpurrose
- Hermann Hesse wrote Wie eine Welle
- Hermann Hesse wrote Gubbio
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der schwere Weg
- Hermann Hesse wrote Pater Matthias
- Hermann Hesse wrote Zinnien
- Hermann Hesse wrote Im Flugzeug
- Hermann Hesse wrote Fremde Stadt
- Hermann Hesse wrote Des Löwen Klage
- Hermann Hesse wrote Die Marmorsäge
- Hermann Hesse wrote Es geht besser
- Hermann Hesse wrote Traumfährte
- Hermann Hesse wrote Wie kommt es?
- Hermann Hesse wrote Über das Reisen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Kranken-Nacht
- Hermann Hesse wrote Schlimmer Abend
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Toten
- Hermann Hesse wrote Walter Kömpff
- Hermann Hesse wrote In den Dünen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Dösiger Tag
- Hermann Hesse wrote Dorfkirchhof
- Hermann Hesse wrote Bei Arcegno
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Mein Besuch bei Hermann Hesse
- Hermann Hesse wrote Und morgen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Sarasate
- Hermann Hesse wrote Mansarde
- Hermann Hesse wrote Lorenzos Lied
- Hermann Hesse wrote Licht der Frühe
- Hermann Hesse wrote Tröster Wein
- Hermann Hesse wrote Düfte
- Hermann Hesse wrote Iris
- Hermann Hesse wrote Komm mit!
- Hermann Hesse wrote Im Scherz
- Hermann Hesse wrote Weg nach innen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Fluß im Urwald
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der böse Tag
- Hermann Hesse wrote Frau Gertrud
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Die Galoschen des Glücks: Märchen und Geschichten
- Hermann Hesse wrote Auf dem Eise
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Zwerg
- Hermann Hesse wrote Die Entgleisten
- Hermann Hesse wrote Armes Volk
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Hermann Hesse: Der Dichter und Mensch
- Hermann Hesse wrote Am Gotthard
- Hermann Hesse wrote Im Kreuzgang
- Hermann Hesse wrote Maler Brahm
- Hermann Hesse wrote Reich des Todes
- Hermann Hesse wrote Bahnhofstück
- Hermann Hesse wrote Ich log
- Hermann Hesse wrote Kein Trost
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Steppenwolf
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Hausierer
- Hermann Hesse wrote Lektüre im Bett
- Hermann Hesse wrote Scheingewitter
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Nachwort [Im Garten]
- Hermann Hesse wrote Klage und Trost
- Hermann Hesse wrote Ein Reisetag
- Hermann Hesse wrote Voll Blüten
- Hermann Hesse wrote Lady Rosa
- Hermann Hesse wrote Eine andre Welt
- Hermann Hesse wrote Kinderseele
- Hermann Hesse wrote Meermittag
- Hermann Hesse wrote Sommerruhe
- Hermann Hesse wrote Eleanor
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Waldmensch
- Hermann Hesse wrote Mückenschwarm
- Hermann Hesse wrote Schönes Heute
- Hermann Hesse wrote Musik
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der stille Hof
- Hermann Hesse wrote Sonderling
- Hermann Hesse wrote Unser Schloß
- Hermann Hesse wrote Aus zwei Tälern
- Hermann Hesse wrote Malerfreude
- Hermann Hesse wrote Globetrotter
- Hermann Hesse wrote Berthold
- Hermann Hesse wrote Liebesmüde
- Hermann Hesse wrote Auf Sumatra
- Hermann Hesse wrote Gavotte
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Stiller
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Die göttliche Komödie
- Hermann Hesse wrote Flötentraum
- Hermann Hesse wrote Ähren im Sturm
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Mein Leben(Mahatma Gandhi)
- Hermann Hesse wrote Reine Lust
- Hermann Hesse wrote Julikinder
- Hermann Hesse wrote Winterglanz
- Hermann Hesse wrote Eine Rarität
- Hermann Hesse wrote Vergiß es nicht
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Zyklon
- Hermann Hesse wrote Falter im Wein
- Hermann Hesse wrote Vor Colombo
- Hermann Hesse wrote Villalilla
- Hermann Hesse wrote König Yu
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Hermann Hesse: Sein Leben und sein Werk
- Hermann Hesse wrote Bonifazios Bild
- Hermann Hesse wrote Exotische Kunst
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Das Schloß
- Hermann Hesse wrote Autorenabend
- Hermann Hesse wrote blurb for Gefährliche Liebschaften
- Hermann Hesse wrote Föhnige Nacht
- Hermann Hesse wrote Rückverwandlung
- Hermann Hesse wrote Heumond
- Hermann Hesse wrote Winterausflug
- Hermann Hesse wrote Die Blutbuche
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Hermann Hesse: Leben und Werk im Bild
- Hermann Hesse wrote Roter Pavillon
- Hermann Hesse wrote Luftreise
- Hermann Hesse wrote Aprilbrief
- Hermann Hesse wrote Vom Naturgenuß
- Hermann Hesse wrote Eine Sonate
- Hermann Hesse wrote Die Verlobung
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der stille Hain
- Hermann Hesse wrote Schattenspiel
- Hermann Hesse wrote Über die Alpen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Bootnacht
- Hermann Hesse wrote Wahlheimat
- Hermann Hesse wrote Floßfahrt
- Hermann Hesse wrote Auch die Blumen
- Hermann Hesse wrote Der Europäer
- Hermann Hesse wrote Ladidel
- Hermann Hesse is the subject of Die Erzählungen Hermann Hesses
- Hermann Hesse wrote Paradies-Traum
- Hermann Hesse wrote Regen im Herbst
- Hermann Hesse wrote Die leise Wolke
- Hermann Hesse wrote Bei Spezia
- Hermann Hesse wrote Liebesopfer
- Hermann Hesse wrote Rote Bänder
- Hermann Hesse wrote Eine Traumfolge
- Hermann Hesse wrote Unterm Rad
- Hermann Hesse wrote Königskind
- Hermann Hesse wrote See, Baum, Berg
- Hermann Hesse wrote In Kandy
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