Soul of the Age: Selected Letters of Hermann Hesse, 1891-1962 - Hardcover

Hesse, Hermann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374126127 ISBN 13: 9780374126124

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1991

Synopsis

Throughout his life, Herman Hesse was a devoted letter writer. He corresponded, not just with friends and family, but also with his readers. From his letters home from the seminary at age fourteen, to his last letters, written days before his death at eighty-five, this selection gives a sense of the author of some of the most widely read books of the century.

About this title

About the Author:

Hermann Hesse was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote many novels, stories, and essays that bear a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0374126127
• ISBN 13: 9780374126124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: Ziolkowski Theodore