Gertrude Author:Hermann Hesse Hesse's third novel is told by the composer Kuhn, who achieves success in his art when he comes under the sway of two artists-Heinrich Muoth, a melancholy and self-destructive opera singer, and the beautiful and delightful Gertrude. More than a love story, this novel might be considered a romance about that calamity of the spirit called "the cr... more »eative process." Hesse's masterly handling of these interweaving themes once again proves his uncanny genius.« less