The Glass Bead Game

Name: The Glass Bead Game
Author: Hermann Hesse
ISBN: 0312278497

by Hermann Hesse

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Originally published as «Das Glasperlenspiel» (German)

Setting his story in the distant, post-Holocaust future, Hesse tells of an elite cult of intellectuals occupying themselves with an elaborate game that employs all the cultural and scientific knowledge of the ages. The most imaginative and prophetic of Hesse's works.

First published 1943580 pages

833.912

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 5
Editions known: 73

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 833.912830[Fic]833.91
Library of Congress (LCC): PT2617.E85 Mag 2PT2617.E85 Gl3PT2617.E85 G513 1990PZ0003.H4525 Gl3

Subjects

Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Enlightenment (Buddhism)FictionFictional Works Publication TypeFormation spirituelleGerman Science fictionGerman fictionGerman literatureGermanic literatureIllumination (Bouddhisme)Jeux psychologiquesManners and Customs

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ISBN 0312278497English

DATE DUE

First published1943

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