On the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Hermann Hesse - Exclusive Images at swissinfo.ch

On the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Hermann Hesse - Exclusive Images at swissinfo.ch

BERNE, Switzerland, August 8, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of Hermann Hesse, swissinfo.ch is
releasing exclusive images from the life of the German-Swiss author.



A short film from swissinfo.ch - in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and English -
includes personal images of Hermann Hesse from his years in Ticino. Hermann Karl Hesse,
the German-Swiss poet, author and painter, spent more than 40 years in Montagnola,
Switzerland on Lake Lugano. There, he lived in seclusion and wrote his most well-known
works - among them Siddhartha, Steppenwolf and Klingsor's Last Summer.



(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120808/553962 )




Using the archives of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), swissinfo.ch has
created a video of the Nobel Prize-winning author's years in Ticino - images which are
being broadcast internationally for the first time. In its report, the SBC's international
service provides original insight into Hesse's life and his passion for letter writing.



Along with Thomas Mann and Stefan Zweig, Hermann Hesse is one of the most-read
20th-century German-language writers in the world. His books have been translated into
more than 60 languages and around 150 million copies have been distributed.



The articles and video can be used free of charge, as long as the proper content
source is mentioned.



Files for media:



http://www.swissinfo.ch/medias/hesse



Links:




English: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/hesse
Spanish: http://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/hesse
Portuguese: http://www.swissinfo.ch/por/hesse
Arabic: http://www.swissinfo.ch/ara/hesse
Chinese: http://www.swissinfo.ch/chi/hesse




swissinfo.ch - a branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR.



The nine-language platform informs an international public and Swiss living abroad
about events in Switzerland. From Switzerland, about Switzerland - beyond the cliches.




Contact:

Katrin Schmitter
Public Relations
katrin.schmitter@swissinfo.ch
+41-31-350-95-50




Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120808/553962

Source: swissinfo.ch




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