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  1. Hermann Hesse. Hermann Karl Hesse ( German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ⓘ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. Although Hesse was born in Germany's Black Forest region of Swabia, his father's celebrated heritage as a Baltic German and his grandmother's French-Swiss roots had an intellectual influence on him.

  2. Jun 28, 2024 · Hermann Hesse (born July 2, 1877, Calw, Germany—died August 9, 1962, Montagnola, Switzerland) was a German novelist and poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. The main theme of his work is the individual’s efforts to break out of the established modes of civilization so as to find an essential spirit and identity.

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  3. Nov 26, 2019 · Early Life and Education . Hermann Hesse was born in Calw, Germany, a small city in the Black Forest in the southwest of the country. His background was unusually varied; his mother, Marie Gundert, was born in India to missionary parents, a French-Swiss mother and a Swabian German; Hesse’s father, Johannes Hesse, was born in present-day Estonia, then controlled by Russia; he thus belonged to ...

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  4. Hermann Hesse Biography. Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in the town of Calw, on the edge of Germany’s Black Forest. He grew up in a missionary family whose religious beliefs deeply influenced him. His father was a Pietist-Lutheran who believed that humans are basically evil and need to be disciplined. Hesse’s parents and grandparents had ...

  5. Biographical note on Hermann Hesse. Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) received the Goethe Prize of Frankfurt in 1946 and the Peace Prize of the German Booksellers in 1955. A complete edition of his works in six volumes appeared in 1952; a seventh volume (1957) contains essays and miscellaneous writings. Beschwörungen (1955) [Evocations], a volume of ...

  6. Jun 27, 2018 · Hermann Hesse. The novels of the German author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) are lyrical and confessional and are primarily concerned with the relationship between the contemplative, God-seeking individual, often an artist, and his fellow humans. Hermann Hesse was born on June 2, 1877, in Calw, Württemberg.

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  8. Hermann Hesse. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1946. Born: 2 July 1877, Calw, Germany. Died: 9 August 1962, Montagnola, Switzerland. Residence at the time of the award: Switzerland. Prize motivation: “for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of ...

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