Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was a highly noteworthy author from Germany, who was famous for writing fiction, mystery novels, and essays. He was also a renowned poet, painter, essayist, and short story writer. Author Hesse was born as Hermann Karl Hesse on July 2, 1877 in Calw, Wurttemberg, Germany. Among his best known works, there are novels like Steppenwolf, The Glass Bead Game, Denmian, Siddhartha, etc. The specialty about Hesse’s novels is that they seem to explore the search of individual for self knowledge, spirituality, and authenticity. Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1946 for his contribution in the field of literature. He had also received the Goethe Prize in the same year.