"A critical biography far surpassing the previous ones."--Times Higher Education Supplement "There are to be sure many writers whose biographies are more interesting than their fiction but Hesse is not one of these. He led a long and sometimes eventful life with marital tensions, traveL controversy, crises, even some thoughts of suicide and a period of time as a student in a home for retarded and unmanageable. In addition, there was his search which led him through the culture and arts of West and East, his views of politics and society, of psychology and philosophy. The difference...

In this, the third volume of his poetry and aphorisms, Joseph Mileck offers us a feast of wit, wisdom, beauty, and biting social commentary. There is plenty of salt and pepper here--and perhaps a little sugar too.