Hermann Hesse

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Hermann Hesse
Born	(1877-07-02)2 July 1877 Calw, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
Died	9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 85) Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland
Resting place	Cimitero di S. Abbondio, Gentilino, Ticino
Occupation	Novelist short story author essayist poet painter
Citizenship	German Swiss
Genre	Fiction
Notable works	The Glass Bead Game (1943) Siddhartha (1922) Steppenwolf (1927) Narcissus and Goldmund (1930) Demian (1919)
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)
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Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [ˈhɛʁman ˈhɛsə] ^ⓘ; 2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature.