The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game
Author: Hermann Hesse
Desc: 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 his 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).