Hes ‧ se, Her ‧ mann /ˈhesə, ˈhɜːmən $ ˈhɜːr-/ BrE AmE
(1877–1962) a German writer and poet. His novels include Steppenwolf , The Glass Bead Game , and Siddhartha , and often deal with the deep struggles that go on in the human mind. He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1946.