The final novel of Hermann Hesse, which Hesse wrote between 1931 and 1943, The Glass Bead Game is a fascinating tale of the complexity of modern life as well as a classic of modern literature.
It was not allowed publication in Germany in 1943 because of it’s anti- fascist views.
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).
Hermann Hesse won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1946. Other notable books by Hesse, include “Siddartha”, “Steppenwolf”, “Demian”, “Beneath The Wheel” and “Narcissus and Goldmund”.
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