Hermann Hesse (Critical Survey of Long Fiction)

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In 1899, Hermann Hesse published a collection of his poems under the title Romantische Lieder (romantic songs), and this was to be the first volume of a truly prodigious literary output. In addition to his longer prose works, Hesse wrote several volumes of poems, fairy tales, and short prose pieces. Hesse was also a prolific letter writer and reviewer: In the course of his lifetime, he reviewed more than twenty-five hundred books, and his correspondence fills many volumes. Hesse’s essays, which typically express pacifist views or a humanitarian...

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