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The Glass Bead Game

(Magister Ludi) A Novel

Hermann Hesse; Translated by Richard and Clara Winston; Foreword by Theodore Ziolkowski

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ISBN10: 0312278497
ISBN13: 9780312278496

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Hermann Hesse's final novel, 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 twenty-third 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 philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).

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"The Glass Bead Game, then, is indispensable for a complete understanding of Hesse's thought."—Theodore Ziolkowski, from the Foreword

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Hermann Hesse; Translated by Richard and Clara Winston; Foreword by Theodore Ziolkowski

Hermann Hesse was born in Germany in 1877 and later became a citizen of Switzerland. As a Western man profoundly affected by the mysticism of Eastern thought, he wrote novels, stories, and essays bearing a vital spiritual force that has captured the imagination and loyalty of many generations of readers. His works include Steppenwolf, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.

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