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My Belief

by Hermann Hesse · 1957

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My Belief: Essays on Life and Art is a collection of essays by Hermann Hesse. The essays, written between 1904 and 1961, were originally published in German, either individually or in various collections between 1951 and 1973. This collection in English was first published in 1976, edited by Theodore Ziolkowski.

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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1950s1950sMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 152 pages
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