The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel - Hermann Hesse - Books - Henry Holt and Co. - 9780312278496 - December 6, 2002
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Hermann Hesse

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The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel Reprint edition

The final novel of Hermann Hesse, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, The Glass Bead Game is a fascinating tale of the complexity of modern life as well as a classic of modern literature

Set in the 23rd century, The Glass Bead Game is the story of Joseph Knecht, who has been raised in Castalia, the remote place his society has provided for the intellectual elite to grow and flourish. Since childhood, Knecht has been consumed with mastering the Glass Bead Game, which requires a synthesis of aesthetics and scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).


576 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 6, 2002
ISBN13 9780312278496
Publishers Henry Holt and Co.
Pages 576
Dimensions 139 × 210 × 25 mm   ·   489 g
Language English  
Translator Winston, Clara
Translator Winston, Richard

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