{"product_id":"the-glass-bead-game-magister-ludi-a-novel-paperback","title":"The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) a Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTheodore Ziolkowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRichard Winston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe final novel of Hermann Hesse, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, \u003ci\u003e The Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating tale of the complexity of modern life as well as a classic of modern literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the 23rd century, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e 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 scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHermann Hesse\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. Hermann Hesse died in 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.22 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987957350701,"sku":"9780312278496","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Z0ZaM005dmIxaXY4MWJYV3VPdTMydz09.webp?v=1776188426","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-glass-bead-game-magister-ludi-a-novel-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}