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The Glass Bead Game
Hermann Hesse

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The Glass Bead Game

Vintage Books (6 Jul 2000)
9780099283621
| Paperback
530 pages | 128 x 192 mm | English
Dewey 813

Subject

  • Fiction / Literary

Plot

In the remote Kingdom of Castalia, the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game. The elaborately coded game is a fusion of all human knowledge - of maths, music, philosophy, science, and art. Intrigued as a school boy, Joseph Knecht becomes consumed with mastering the game as an adult. As Knecht fulfils his life-long quest he must contend with unexpected dilemmas and the longing for a life beyond the ivory tower.