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Hermann Hesse

Biography of Hermann Hesse

Herman Hesse was a German writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. He won the Nobel Prize, according to Nobel Prize website, "for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style".

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Awards for Hermann Hesse

1946: Nobel Prize in Literature

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Quotes by Hermann Hesse

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live an unreal life. They take images outside them for reality and never allow the world within them to assert itself.

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.