Hermann Broch

Hermann Broch was an Austrian writer born in 1886 to a wealthy Jewish family.

Initially working in his family's textile business, he later pursued studies in mathematics, philosophy, and psychology.

Broch began his literary career at 40, publishing his first novel, "The Sleepwalkers," at 45.

In 1938, he fled Nazi-occupied Austria, eventually settling in the United States.

His masterpiece, "The Death of Virgil," was published in 1945.

Broch's work is characterized by its philosophical depth and exploration of human consciousness.

He was nominated for the Nobel Prize and is considered a major figure in modernist literature.

Broch died in 1951 in New Haven, Connecticut.