Author

Hermann Hesse

German-Swiss novelist; Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (1946)

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Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) was born in Germany and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for The Glass Bead Game.

Born1877 · Calw, Germany

Notable works SiddharthaSteppenwolfThe Glass Bead Game

HonoursNobel Prize in Literature (1946)

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world.— Demian