Hermann Hesse
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Demian, 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.
Books by Hermann Hesse
8 books available
Beneath the Wheel
by Hermann Hesse
3.9(13,561)
In a Black Forest village, a brilliant young scholar, stifled by the rigid academic system and the crushing expectations of his community, finds a fleeting glimpse of freedom and self-discovery through a rebellious friendship, nature, and romance before succumbing to a tragic fate.
The Journey to the East
by Hermann Hesse
3.7(11,203)
A choirmaster's journey with a secret society across time and space reveals his own part in the quest's failure, not external salvation.
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
4.0(582,674)
Siddhartha leaves a life of privilege and piety, embracing asceticism, wealth, and love to find enlightenment not in dogma, but in the whispers of a river and the unity of all existence.
Demian
by Hermann Hesse
Young Emil Sinclair leaves behind his comfortable, illusory world to find himself, guided by the mysterious Max Demian, on a journey of self-discovery.
Peter Camenzind
by Hermann Hesse
3.9(5,753)
From Swiss peaks to European despair, Peter Camenzind learns that true peace comes not from grand ideas or romance, but from the quiet act of caring for another.
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse
4.1(31,704)
In a post-apocalyptic future, an elite order of intellectuals masters the Glass Bead Game, a synthesis of human knowledge. Its most brilliant player then questions the foundation of their cerebral utopia.
Steppenwolf
by Hermann Hesse
4.1(135,748)
A tormented intellectual battles his dual nature and seeks spiritual freedom in a world of conformity. This new translation faithfully presents Hesse's original German.
Narcissus and Goldmund
by Hermann Hesse
4.2(45,362)
In medieval Germany, a devout monk and a restless wanderer form a lifelong bond, exploring the eternal tension between spiritual devotion and physical experience.