The Resume

(July 2, 1877-August 9, 1962)
Wrote 'Beneath the Wheel,' 'Narcissus and Goldmund,' 'The Glass Bead Game,' 'Siddartha,' 'Steppenwolf' and 'Demian'

Why he might be annoying:

A lot of hippies read his books.
He originally published 'Demian' under a pseudonym.
He was married three times and divorced twice.

Why he might not be annoying:

Unlike a lot of his readers, he was not a hippie.
He criticized German militarism during WW I.
He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The band, Steppenwolf named itself after one of his books.
Santana's 'Abraxas' album took its title from a term in his novel 'Demian.'
He was interested in psychoanalysis and Eastern religions.
He criticized the limitations of Western society.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• I Died in 1962 (Ranked: 85)
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Went to a Psychiatrist
• I Write Bildungsroman
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Nobel Prize for Literature
• Profiles 7751-8000 (Ranked: 7762)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 54.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 95 Votes: 46.32% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 236 Votes: 44.07% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 273 Votes: 44.69% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 355 Votes: 47.89% Annoying