The Glass Bead Game (Paperback, Picador USA ed)

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).

General

Imprint:	Picador USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	December 2002
Authors:	Hermann Hesse • Clara Winston
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	558
Edition:	Picador USA ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-27849-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	0-312-27849-7
Barcode:	9780312278496

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