- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Picador; New edition edition (20 Jun 1975)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330244191
- ISBN-13: 978-0330244190
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 718,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A renowned pacifist, a seeker of the truth and a writer of prose, Hermann Hesse won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Most of his life was spent in exile, where he wrote the works which, after his death, were to make him the hero of the younger generation - such books as "The Glass Bead Game", "Siddharta", "Steppenwolf" and "Jourmey to the East". This book covers many aspects of his life including his childhood in Calw, his journey to the East Indies and his life in Switzerland.
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Insight into a Great Writer
25 Dec 2010
Format:Paperback
Hermann Hesse was someting of a cult-figure during the 60' and 70' in the States and around the world - known as a "mystic", and through his writings one could well penetrate (or so we believed) the spirit and attain a state of enlightment.
A few of Hesses' books that I've read are "Journey to the East", "Siddhartha" and "Demian". As a young lad I would read these novels and dream of mysticism and being a writer.
In his Autobiographucal Writings, actually short essays over his long life, we come to understand his childhood, his slightly altered perception of the world; comparable to Jung's biography, the stories are really about Hesse's "inner life" or more acutely, his thougths and dreams that he successfully communicated through his books and this autobiography.
Reading "Journey to the East" last week, my early years in school came to the fore, and now I'm attempting to read his entire canon, again.
To my knowledge, Hesse was friends with such writing luminaries as Carl Jung, Thomas Mann and Sigmund Freud - many other philosophers and writers which he wrote to on a consistent basis. These letters I've attempted to find and read over the years.
This book will give the reader a greater insight into this engimatic writer.
Hesse won the Noble Prize for Literature in 1946 for his work, particularly, "The Glass Bead Game" and "Steppenwolf."
If you love Hesse, you'll love this book.
A few of Hesses' books that I've read are "Journey to the East", "Siddhartha" and "Demian". As a young lad I would read these novels and dream of mysticism and being a writer.
In his Autobiographucal Writings, actually short essays over his long life, we come to understand his childhood, his slightly altered perception of the world; comparable to Jung's biography, the stories are really about Hesse's "inner life" or more acutely, his thougths and dreams that he successfully communicated through his books and this autobiography.
Reading "Journey to the East" last week, my early years in school came to the fore, and now I'm attempting to read his entire canon, again.
To my knowledge, Hesse was friends with such writing luminaries as Carl Jung, Thomas Mann and Sigmund Freud - many other philosophers and writers which he wrote to on a consistent basis. These letters I've attempted to find and read over the years.
This book will give the reader a greater insight into this engimatic writer.
Hesse won the Noble Prize for Literature in 1946 for his work, particularly, "The Glass Bead Game" and "Steppenwolf."
If you love Hesse, you'll love this book.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating Look into the Life of Hesse!
26 Mar 2006
Format:Hardcover
Really enjoyed the fascinating look into the life of the writer of the great classics, including "Siddhartha".
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