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Hermann Hesse(1877-1962)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse was born on 2 July 1877 in Calw, Germany. He was a writer, known for The Hours (2002), Siddhartha (1972) and Steppenwolf (1974). He was married to Ninon Ausländer, Ruth Wenger and Maria Bernoulli. He died on 9 August 1962 in Montagnola, Switzerland.
BornJuly 2, 1877
DiedAugust 9, 1962(85)
BornJuly 2, 1877
DiedAugust 9, 1962(85)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep in The Hours (2002)
The Hours
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Beim Schlafengehen")
  • 2002
Siddhartha (1972)
Siddhartha
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1972
Steppenwolf (1974)
Steppenwolf
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1974
Siddharta
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer

  • Stadia
    Short
    • poem
    • 2026
  • Im Nebel (2022)
    Im Nebel
    8.8
    Short
    • poem
    • 2022
  • Opera Lingua (2021)
    Opera Lingua
    • texts
    • 2021
  • Paula Luiz, Marta Fernandes, and Mafalda Teixeira in Contos Contados (2021)
    Contos Contados
    TV Series
    • original story
    • 2021
  • Henriette Confurius, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Jannis Niewöhner, Emilia Schüle, and Sabin Tambrea in Narcissus and Goldmund (2020)
    Narcissus and Goldmund
    6.4
    • novel
    • 2020
  • I riassuntini (2018)
    I riassuntini
    TV Series
    • based on the novel by (2020)
    • 2018
  • The City Poetry Project
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • Kisters Trio: Auf der anderen Seite
    Music Video
    • based on a novel by
    • 2017
  • La vie en un jour
    Short
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Die Heimkehr (2012)
    Die Heimkehr
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2012
  • Siddharta
    7.0
    • novel
    • 2003
  • Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)
    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
    6.8
    • poem "Ich weiss von solchen..."
    • 2003
  • John Steinbeck in Un siècle d'écrivains (1995)
    Un siècle d'écrivains
    6.8
    TV Series
    • excerpts from a work by
    • 1999
  • The Assassin
    • novel "Demian"
    • 1996
  • Herzlichst, Heinz Rühmann
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1990–1991

Music Department

  • Samuli Edelmann: Huilunsoittaja (1997)
    Samuli Edelmann: Huilunsoittaja
    Music Video
    • lyricist: original
    • 1997

Soundtrack

  • Katja Ståhl, Noora Louhimo, Tuure Kilpeläinen, Lauri Mikkola, Johanna Rauma, Suvi Teräsniska, Diandra Flores, and Henri Piispanen in Elämäni Biisi (2019)
    Elämäni Biisi
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Vaiheet"
    • 2022
  • Minna Joenniemi in Yle Olohuone (2020)
    Yle Olohuone
    5.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Valitus"
    • 2020
  • Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep in The Hours (2002)
    The Hours
    7.5
    • Soundtrack ("Beim Schlafengehen")
    • 2002
  • Sonetteja Pariisissa
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Kulkurin majatalo", "Valitus", "Vaiheet"
    • 1997
  • Alex Nieminen and Baba Lybeck in Lista Top 40 (1994)
    Lista Top 40
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Huilunsoittaja"
    • 1997

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 2, 1877
    • Calw, Germany
  • Died
    • August 9, 1962
    • Montagnola, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Ninon AusländerNovember 1931 - August 9, 1962 (his death)
  • Children
      Helen Hesse
  • Other works
    Poem: "Ich weiss von solchen..." (filmed as Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
  • Quotes
    Love isn't there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.

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