The Glass Bead Game

The Glass Bead GameHermann Hesse's magnum opus and a twentieth century classic 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

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