Hermann Hesse
(1877-1962)
Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter
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Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. 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.
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Hermann Hesse 2 July 1877 Calw, Germany
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8 August 1962 (aged 85) Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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