Hermann Hesse was a Swiss writer and artist of German descent.
Born July 2, 1877 in the town of Calw in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. In 1912 he emigrated to Switzerland, and in 1923 received Swiss citizenship.
The writer gained literary fame thanks to the novel “Peter Kamenzind” (1904). The success of this work allowed Hesse to fully devote himself to literature.
Beginning with the novel “Demian”, Hesse is influenced by the hermetic tradition, and the main theme of his work becomes the idea of the connection of opposites.
The writer was married three times and raised three sons. He died in Montagnola on August 9, 1962 in his sleep from a cerebral hemorrhage.