Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist, poet, and painter best known for works such as Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, and Narcissus and Goldmund. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946 and is celebrated for exploring spirituality and self-discovery in his fiction.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Calw
- Educated at
- Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and BlaubeurenJohannes-Kepler-Gymnasium
- Awards
- 🏆 Nobel Prize in Literature🏆 Pour le Mérite
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Trending topics shown first"Oh, love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure."
"Often it is the most deserving people who cannot help loving those who destroy them."
"It may be important to great thinkers to examine the world, to explain and despise it. But I think it is only important to love the world, not to despise it, not for us to hate each other, but to be a…"
"Love must not entreat,' she added, 'or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract."
"When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults."
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Timeline
1861
Born
Birth1948
Died
Death
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