Loading images...
The Glass Bead Game, by Hermann Hesse
€5.00

Quay Books
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 23rd 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).
“...a genre blend of science fiction, fantasy, and fictional biography, leavened with musicology, poetry, and Hesse’s unique swirl of Eastern and Western philosophy.” - The American Scholar
More from Quay Books Browse Quay Books All
Michael Collins and the Troubles: The Struggle for Irish Freedom 1912-1922, by Ulick O'Connor
€6.00
€9.00
33% off
Michael Rosen's Sad Book, by Michael Rosen with Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
€4.00
€7.99
49% off
The Great Explorer, by Chris Judge
€4.00
€9.00
55% off
Operation Columba: The Secret Pigeon Service: The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe, by Gordon Corera
€9.00
€22.00
59% off
The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film, by W. K. Stratton
€9.00
€25.00
64% off
Love Like Sky, by Leslie C. Youngblood
€7.00
€17.00
58% off
The O Level Book : Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear.
€4.00
€8.00
50% off
British Wildflowers and Trees Handbook
€5.00
€9.00
44% off