Hermann -, author of The Glass Bead Game and Knulp (5)

I believe the answer is:

hesse

(Other definitions for hesse that I've seen before include "writer in Germany" , "Hermann --, German writer" , "Nobel winner" , "Hermann --, German author" , "German state, capital Weisbaden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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