The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse I think it's been five attempts and yet the book remains in my attic in the vain hope that I may yet finish it before I die. Here's the blurb from Goodreads:...
The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
I think it's been five attempts and yet the book remains in my attic in the vain hope that I may yet finish it before I die.
Here's the blurb from Goodreads:
The final novel of Hermann Hesse, 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).
The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
I think it's been five attempts and yet the book remains in my attic in the vain hope that I may yet finish it before I die.
Here's the blurb from Goodreads:
The final novel of Hermann Hesse, 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).