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What job did Hesse hold in Tübingen before his fame?
Answer: Bookseller
Why: After twelve-hour shifts in the Tübingen bookshop, Hesse saved his own reading and writing for the evenings.
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Who runs away from the seminary in Beneath the Wheel?
Answer: Hermann Heilner
Why: The hero, Hans Giebenrath, does not run away; he is sent home after his schoolwork falls apart.
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Who is the model for Magister Thomas von der Trave?
Answer: Thomas Mann
Why: The clue is the surname: the Trave is the river of Lübeck, Thomas Mann's home town.
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What is Siddhartha's father in Hesse's novel?
Answer: A Brahmin
Why: Hesse makes the Buddha a separate character, called Gotama, whom Siddhartha meets but chooses not to follow.
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Under whose name did Hesse first publish Demian?
Answer: Emil Sinclair
Why: Demian won the Fontane Prize, an award meant for new writers, which Hesse gave back once he was unmasked as the author.
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What did teenage Hesse help make at a Calw factory?
Answer: Tower clocks
Why: The Glass Bead Game's fictional inventor, Bastian Perrot of Calw, is named after Hesse's old boss Heinrich Perrot.
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