Hermann Hesse
a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game
Born
2 July 1877 Calw, Oberamt Calw, Schwarzwaldkreis, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died
9 August 1962 (aged 85) Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland
Nationality
German
Occupation
Novelist, short story author, essayist, poet, painter
adultbasic
Switzerland
Citizenship
German, Swiss
era
1800+
Genre
Fiction
Notable awards
Gottfried-Keller-Preis (1936) Goethe Prize (1946) Nobel Prize in Literature (1946) Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize (1950) Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (1955)
Notable works
The Glass Bead Game Siddhartha Steppenwolf Narcissus and Goldmund Demian
Resting place
Cimitero di S. Abbondio Gentilino, Ticino