Known For Writing
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Birthday
1877-07-02
Place of Birth Calw, Germany
Also Known As
Hermann Hesse
Biography
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, 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.
