Hermann Hesse Books in Order
26 books are credited to Hermann Hesse, published between 1904 and 2022; 10 of them appeared after Hermann Hesse's death in 1962. The first book is Peter Camenzind (1904) and the newest is Trees (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1904–2022
- Pages on record
- 4,259 in 19 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 71–106 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,259 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
Hermann Hesse was a German-Swiss novelist and poet who took the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Eastern religious and philosophical traditions, together with Jungian analysis, shaped the work, and the best known novels, Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, The Glass Bead Game, each follow one person's search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. Twenty-six books are catalogued, opening with Peter Camenzind (1904) and running through Gertrude (1910), Rosshalde (1914), Demian (1919) and Siddhartha (1922) to collections dated as late as 2022. The catalogue holds translations from German alongside German-language editions.
How many Hermann Hesse books are there?
Hermann Hesse has 26 books, released between 1904 and 2022. 10 of them were published after Hermann Hesse's death in 1962.
Hermann Hesse Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Hermann Hesse books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Peter Camenzind1904 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/419042081/4
- 2Beneath the Wheel / The Prodigy1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 3Gertrude1910 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/419101681/4
- 4Rosshalde1914 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419142241/4
- 5In the Old Sun1914 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/41914321/4
- 6Knulp / Three Tales from the Life of Knulp1915 · 114 pages · confirmed 1/419151141/4
- 7Strange News from Another Star1918 · confirmed 1/41918–1/4
- 8Demian1919 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419191581/4
- 9Klingsor's Last Summer1919 · confirmed 1/41919–1/4
- 10Siddhartha1922 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419221521/4
- 11The Steppenwolf1927 · confirmed 1/41927–1/4
- 12Narcissus and Goldmund /Death and the Lover1930 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419303201/4
- 13The Journey to the East1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 14The Glass Bead Game / Magister Ludi1943 · 558 pages · confirmed 1/419435581/4
- 15If The War Goes On1946 · confirmed 1/41946–1/4
- 16My Belief1957 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/419573991/4
- 17The Hesse/Mann Letters1968 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/419681961/4
- 18Poems1971 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41971961/4
- 19Reflections1971 · 197 pages · confirmed 1/419711971/4
- 20Stories of Five Decades1972 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/419723281/4
- 21Short Literature History1975 · 395 pages · confirmed 1/419753951/4
- 22Hours in the Garden and Other Poems1979 · 89 pages · confirmed 1/41979891/4
- 23Siddhartha, Demian, and Other Writings1992 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419922231/4
- 24The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse1995 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/419952661/4
- 25Early Poems2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 26Trees2022 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/420221361/4
Hermann Hesse books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
26 books26 Hermann Hesse titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Hermann Hesse books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 26 Hermann Hesse books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Hermann Hesse
Start with Peter Camenzind (1904), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hermann Hesse book?
Trees (2022) is the newest Hermann Hesse book released so far.
Is there a new Hermann Hesse book coming?
No next Hermann Hesse book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Hermann Hesse has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 6 nominations for Hermann Hesse. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Wilhelm Raabe Prize1950Won
- Nobel Prize in Literature1946Won
- Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt1946Won
- Gottfried-Keller-Preis1936Won
- Bauernfeld prize1905Won
- Nobel Prize in Literature1946Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1944Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1942Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1939Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1938Shortlisted
- Nobel Prize in Literature1931Shortlisted
Hermann Hesse at a glance
- Died
- Hermann Hesse died in 1962, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Hermann Hesse are still being published after Hermann Hesse's death in 1962; the newest appeared in 2022.
- Release pace
- Hermann Hesse books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 4,259 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 197 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hermann Hesse books, 7 of 26, were published in the 1910s.
What the Hermann Hesse books are about
18 of the 26 Hermann Hesse books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: german fiction is tagged on 5 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- German fiction 5 of 18 books
- Classic literature 2 of 18 books
- Germanic literature 2 of 18 books
- Poetry 2 of 18 books
- Translations from German 2 of 18 books