Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877 in Cawl, now part of Germany and died on August 9, 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland. Hesse was a novelist, poet and a painter. In 1946 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. His most well-known works are Demian, Steppenwolf and Siddhartha.
Book Review:Alienated from society, Harry Haller is the Steppenwolf, wild, strange and shy. His despair and longing for death draw him into a Faust-like underworld. Through a series of shadowy encounters, Haller begins to rediscover the lost dreams of his youth.
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