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).
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781602834996
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 7 januari 2009
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).
© 2009 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781602834996
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Ljudbok: 7 januari 2009
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Malin
14 juli 2021
Intelligent, men jag blir förvirrad av berättelserna i sista delen av boken. Det finns säkert ett syfte med det också. De första två delarna är mer logiska om något svårsmälta med teorier om historia, filosofi och religion. Men utan att grotta ner sig så är det relativt lättlyssnat.
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