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Biography
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-born 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.
Awards & recognition
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association · 1955
- Wilhelm Raabe Prize · 1950
- Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt · 1946
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1946
- Gottfried-Keller-Preis · 1936
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- Bauernfeld prize · 1905
- Pour le Mérite
- Pour le Mérite — Sciences and Arts order
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1946 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1944 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1942 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1939 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1938 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1931 · nominated
