“A writer of genius.” – The Times
“A totem for the jeunesse enragée of two continents.” – Bernard Levin, Sunday Times
“One of the past century’s most important writers.” – The New York Times Book Review
“These days we often think of the 1920s as one of the highpoints of the novel, with practitioners such as Hermann Hesse.” – John Crace, Guardian
“Mellifluous lucidity characterises Hesse’s prose.” – Times Literary Supplement
