The Glass Bead Game
- Author Hermann Hesse
- Narrator David Colacci
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 21 hours and 16 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Classic fiction, Fiction: general and literary.
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What to expect
The final novel of Hermann Hesse, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, The Glass Bead Game is a fascinating tale of the complexity of modern life as well as a classic of modern literature
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 scientific arts, such as mathematics, music, logic, and philosophy, which he achieves in adulthood, becoming a Magister Ludi (Master of the Game).
Critics Review
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“An intricate bildungsroman about humanity’s eternal quest for
Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
enlightenment and for synthesis of the intellectual and the
participatory life.” -
“While the length may seem daunting, Colacci’s voice remains fresh through the 17th CD of this captivating novel.”
School Library Journal
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