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Hermann Hesse

2 July 1877 - 9 August 1962

Hermann Karl Hesse -pseudonym: Emil Sinclair- (* 2. Juli 1877 in Calw; † 9. August 1962 in Montagnola, Schweiz), war ein deutsch-schweizerischer Schriftsteller, Dichter und Maler. Bekanntheit erlangte er mit Prosawerken wie Siddhartha, Demian, Der Steppenwolf sowie auch Narziß und Goldmund und mit seinen Gedichten (z. B. Stufen). 1946 wurde ihm der Nobelpreis für Literatur und 1954 der Orden Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaften und Künste verliehen.

Hermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss 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.

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Subjects
German Authors, Fiction, Correspondence, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Translations into English, Biography, German literature, German fiction, Fiction, general, German language materials, Germanic literature, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, Exhibitions, Poetry, Political and social views, Description and travel, Translations from German, Translations into Russian, Fiction, short stories (single author), German language, Hesse, hermann, 1877-1962, Literature, Romans, nouvelles, Books and reading
Places
Germany, Switzerland, India, Badenweiler, Indochina, Africa, Austria, Gaienhofen, Gaienhofen (Germany), Germany (West), Inde, Italia centrale, Italia settentrionale, Italien, Italy, Kristiania, Lake Constance, Montagnola (Switzerland), Namibia, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Oberitalien, Oslo (Norway), Rigi Mountain (Switzerland), Schwäbisch Hall (Germany)
People
Hermann Hesse (1877-1962), Gautama Buddha, Thomas Mann (1875-1955), Romain Rolland (1866-1944), Emmy Ball-Hennings (1885-1948), Hugo Ball (1886-1927), Albert Fraenkel (1864-1938), Buddha, Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), Hans Sturzenegger, Karl Kerényi (1897-1973), Reinhold Würth, Ruth Haussmann (1897-1994), Alfred Kubin (1877-1959), Anny Bodmer (1882-1930), Conrad Haussmann (1857-1922), Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) Knut Hamsun, Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226), Gautama Buda, Hans Purrmann (1880-1966), Heinrich Wiegand (1895-), Helene Voigt-Diederichs (1875-1961), Herman Hesse, Hermann Bodmer
Time
20th century, 18th century, 1918-1933, 19th century, 1870-1914, 1900's, 1901-1914, 1920's, 1920-1928, 2006, 25th Century, Early 20th century, Early period, to ca. 250 B.C., Middle Ages, 600-1500

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  • Emil Sinclair
  • H. Hesse
  • Herman Hesse
  • Hermann Weller

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March 3, 2024 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
March 3, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
February 4, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import