After being widely influenced by eastern and western cultures, Hesse published the novel Peter Carmen in 1904 and became a professional writer. This year, he married Mary, moved to Baden Lake, buried himself in writing, and published the novel Under the Wheels on 1906. Romantic poetry, pastoral lyric novels and vagrant novels are the main works of this period. The works are full of nostalgia for childhood and homeland, full of love for nature and human beings, and also show the spiritual depression and pursuit of young people.
After the first world war, Hesse's creation has undergone obvious changes. He was fascinated by Nietzsche's philosophy, turned to Indian Buddhism and China's philosophy of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and became deeply interested in Jung's psychoanalysis. He tried to explore the ways of human spiritual liberation from religion, philosophy and psychology. The novels of this period include Knuhr Pu (19 16), Demian (19 19), Xi Terharr Tower (1922) and Wolf of the Desert (. These books are deeply loved by western readers, and received rave reviews. Among them, The Wolf in the Wilderness once caused a sensation in Europe and America, and was praised as the German Ulysses by thomas mann.
After 1930s, fascism was rampant in Germany, and Hesse was deeply suspicious and desperate about the future of society. However, he still tirelessly seeks the ideal world from the religions and philosophies of the East and the West. The Journey to the West (1932) and The Glass Ball Game (1943) are the crystallization of his pursuit and exploration in this period.
Hesse is called the last knight of German romanticism by Hugo Barr, which shows that he is deeply influenced by romantic poetry in art. He loves nature and is tired of urban civilization. Most of his works are symbolic, and his writing is beautiful and delicate. Influenced by psychoanalysis, his works pay attention to the exploration of spiritual field, and analyze his heart fearlessly and frankly, so his novels have psychological depth. 1946, Hesse won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his inspiring works with great momentum and insight, which also set an example for lofty humanitarian ideals and noble style.