The Glass Bead Game - Couverture souple

Hesse, Hermann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 009928362X ISBN 13 : 9780099283621

Editeur : Vintage Classics, 2000

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

'One of the truly important books of the century, in any language' The Times

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.

'Sublime' Thomas Mann

SEE ALSO: THE TIN DRUM BY GUNTER GRASS

Biographie de l'auteur :

Hermann Hesse was born in Calw, Württemburg in 1877. In 1919, as a protest against German militarism in the First World War, Hesse moved to Switzerland where he lived in self-imposed exile until his death at the age of eighty-five in 1962. His major works include Steppenwolf, Siddharta and Narcissus and Goldmund. Hesse worked on his magnum opus, The Glass Bead Game, for twelve years. This novel was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse died in 1962.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Classics
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 009928362X
• ISBN 13: 9780099283621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544