The Glass Bead Game

Informationen zum Autor Hermann Hesse Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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Hermann Hesse

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• Authors: Hermann Hesse
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 06.07.2000
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945
• EAN: 9780099283621
• ISBN: 978-0-09-928362-1
• Pages: 544
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 3.4 cm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Science Fiction, Classics, classic, Sci-fi, FICTION / General, Modern Art, Modern and contemporary fiction, Literary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Classic Literature, Classic fiction: general and literary, Novels, contemporary fiction, vintage classics, fiction books, good books, kingdom; vintage classics; science fiction; modern art; contemporary fiction; classic; literary fiction; sci-fi; fiction books; novels; good books; classic literature; classics; best books of all time, best books of all time