. . . . . . . "Hesse, Hermann"@en . . . "German novelist, short story writer and poet" . . . "Hermann Karl Hesse"@en . "1953Z"^^ . "1962-08-09Z"^^ . . . . . . "1904Z"^^ . . "1877-07-02Z"^^ . "Hermann Karl Hesse (German: [\u02C8h\u025B\u0250\u032Fman \u02C8h\u025Bs\u0259]; 2 July 1877 \u2013 9 August 1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include 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."@en . "Hermann Hesse"@en . . . . . . "1877Z"^^ . . "1962Z"^^ . . . . .