The Glass Bead Game (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Hermann Hesse (Author)

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  Paperback
  1973

  $4.49

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  Paperback
  2000

  $13.39

  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.