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Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) which explore an individual's search for spirituality outside society.In his time, Hesse was a popular and influential author in the German-speaking world; worldwide fame only came later. Hesse's first great novel, "Peter Camenzind", was received enthusiastically by young Germans desiring a different and more "natural" way of life at the time of great economic and technological progress in the country. Throughout Germany, many schools are named after him. In 1964, the Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Preis was founded, which is awarded every two years, alternately to a German-language literary journal or to the translator of Hesse's work to a foreign language. There is also a Hermann Hesse prize associated with the city of Karlsruhe,Germany.
years of life: 2 July 1877 9 August 1962

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mila1606has quoted25 days ago
the art of re­flec­tion, the ser­vice of med­it­a­tion.
mila1606has quoted25 days ago
Siddhartha was thus loved by every­one. He was a source of joy for every­body, he was a de­light for them all.
But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for him­self, he found no de­light in him­self.
mila1606has quoted25 days ago
the soul was not calm, the heart was not sat­is­fied.

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    Beautiful book

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