Herman Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter who received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
In 1946, the great German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter Hermann Hesse received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His most popular and enduring work, Siddhartha––written in prose of almost biblical simplicity and beauty––recounts a soul's quest for an answer to the enigma of man's role on earth.
Siddhartha
“If poets like Robert Walser could be counted among our foremost intellects, there wouldn't be any war. If he had 100,000 readers, the world would be a better place.”
— on Robert Walser's The Walk
