Hermann Hesse, Pilgrim of Crisis: A Biography
Describe Hesse's apprenticeship as detailed in the biography, Hermann Hesse, Pilgrim of Crisis?
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Hesse was originally apprenticed to a clockmaker, but he ran away after a few days. While working at a clock factory until 1895, he wrote at night. He then accepted an apprenticeship to a bookseller in Tubingen and completed his apprenticeship there.
Hermann Hesse, Pilgrim of Crisis: A Biography