»Auf den Einzelnen kommt es an«

Resistance to the destructive consequences of the zeitgeist in vogue during Hermann Hesse's lifetime characterised his life and work in many different ways. The way in which the poet's search for future-oriented alternatives was reflected in his biography and the writings that mostly emerged directly from it is shown with rare conciseness in this brief biography. The defence that his constructive view of the world has met with throughout his life since the First World War from those who have always been in tune with the zeitgeist can be explained by this, as can the trust that is placed in him and his works today by readers from all over the world.