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The Magic Theatre is an American theatre company founded in 1967 and presently based at the historic Fort Mason Center on San Francisco's northern waterfront. The theatre is known for its focus on the
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Hermann Hesse
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Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his
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…a production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson at the Steppenwolf Bar on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. The theatre's name came from a crucial location in Hermann Hesse's 1927 novel Steppenwolf: "Anarchist Evening at the Magic Theatre, For Madmen Only, Price of Admission Your Mind". The theatre's first real success…
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Hesse's birthplace in Calw, 2007
St. Nicholas-Bridge (Nikolausbrücke), one of Hesse's favourite childhood places. Click to see an enlarged image, in which the statue of Hesse can be seen near the centre.
The Swiss city of Basel, which became an important point of reference throughout Hesse's life and played an important role during the author's education