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Hermann Hesse Biography
Hermann Hesse Biography
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How many books and poems did he write?
18-21
nobody knows for sure
30+
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What awards did Hesse win?
Nobel Prize
Peace Prize
Gottfried-Keller- Preis
Goethe Prize
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His books were translated into nearly 60 different languages.
True
False
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True or False: Hesse was a perfect, well behaved student
False, very bright but hard to contain
True, straight A's and well behaved
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Who was Hesse most inspired by?
Indians and Chinese philosophers
Current events
His family and relatives
His best friend, Thomas Mann
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True or false: Hesse started painting as therapy
True
False
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Where was Hesse Born?
Frankfurt, Germany
Berlin Germany
Calw, Germany
Munich, Germany
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How many wives did Hesse have?
1
2
3
Never married
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At what age did Hesse start painting and then pursue it as a hobby?
47
39
37
40
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How many copies of his books have been sold worldwide?
125,000,000
123,000
500 million
Half a billion
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When did Hesse die?
September 10, 1972 in Munich, Germany
May 18, 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland
August 9, 1962 in Montagonla, Switzerland
He's still alive
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When did he first publish a set of his poems?
1876
1883
1899
1900
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What kind of themes did Hesse use in his writings?
Romanticism
Family and/or inspirational
Spiritual and Religious
Spiritual
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How many siblings did Hesse have?
3, Marie Hesse, Bruno Hesse, and Heiner Hesse.
No sibllings
1, Ninon Hesse
2, Adele Gundert-Hesse and Johannes Hesse Jr
