Although this writer is most often considered a representative of the Hermetic literary tradition, he called his own style "Existential Romanticism."
Although this writer is most often considered a representative of the Hermetic literary tradition, he called his own style "Existential Romanticism." He wrote nonfiction, such as the 1923 essay collection In Sight of Chaos,  and poetry, like the 1970 anthology Crisis.  He is better known for his novels, of which the first was the bildungsroman Demian (DAY­mi­en), which introduced his recurring meta­character, the mystical synthesis of "desire and nobility, cruelty and righteousness," known as Abraxas, the Devil­God. Two subsequent bildungsromans were Narziv and Goldmund and 1969's Magister Ludi. For ten points identify this German writer, whose novels include The Glass Bead Game and Steppenwolf.
Although this writer is most often considered a representative of the Hermetic literary tradition, he called his own style "Existential Romanticism."
Hermann Hesse (HEHR­mahn HES­a)