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    Hermann Hesse

    Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He grew to become a celebrated author and the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. As the son of missionaries, he developed a fascination with self-discovery and spiritual explorations, an interest also likely due in part to his lifelong struggle with depression, which led him to study Sigmund Freud and, later, to undergo psychoanalysis with Carl Jung. In 1912 he moved to Switzerland, where he wrote his best-known books, including the classic Siddhartha; composed poetry; and painted landscapes. He passed away in 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland. Hesse is one of the most widely translated authors of the twentieth century; his work continues to have influence worldwide.

    Hermann Hesse

    Hermann Hesse was born in 1877 in Calw, Germany. He grew to become a celebrated author and the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. As the son of missionaries, he developed a fascination with self-discovery and spiritual explorations, an interest also likely due in part to his lifelong struggle with depression, which led him to study Sigmund Freud and, later, to undergo psychoanalysis with Carl Jung. In 1912 he moved to Switzerland, where he wrote his best-known books, including the classic Siddhartha; composed poetry; and painted landscapes. He passed away in 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland. Hesse is one of the most widely translated authors of the twentieth century; his work continues to have influence worldwide.

    Books by Hermann Hesse

    • Siddhartha / The Dhammapada

      Hermann Hesse, Buddha, Hilda Rosner, Irving Babbitt

      Paperback, 2009

      Hermann Hesse’s classic novel in a new edition containing original writings attributed to the Buddha, The Dhammapada.

    • Siddhartha

      Hermann Hesse, Hilda Rosner

      E Book, 2010

      By the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature

      A book—rare in our arid age—that takes root in the heart and grows there for a lifetime.

    • Trees: An Anthology of Writings and Paintings

      Hermann Hesse, Damion Searls, Volker Michels

      Hardback, 2022

      *Winner of the American Translators Association Frederick Ungar Award*

      An elegant collection of Hermann Hesse’s essays, poems, and passages on the subject of trees and nature, accompanied by...

    • Butterflies: Reflections, Tales, and Verse

      Hermann Hesse, Volker Michels, Elisabeth Lauffer, Jakob Hübner

      Hardback, 2024

      This volume gathers the most alluring stories, recollections, contemplations and poems on butterflies by Herman Hesse.

    • Butterflies: Reflections, Tales, and Verse

      Hermann Hesse, Volker Michels, Elisabeth Lauffer, Jakob Hübner

      E Book

      This volume gathers the most alluring stories, recollections, contemplations and poems on butterflies by Herman Hesse.

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