Hermann Hesse - The Journey to the East (book)

hermann hesse (1877-1962) was born in germany 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. in 1946, he won the nobel prize for literature for the glass bead game.