{"product_id":"the-glass-bead-game-hermann-hesse","title":"The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHermann 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 \u003ci\u003eSteppenwolf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSiddharta \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNarcissus and Goldmund\u003c\/i\u003e. Hesse worked on his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Bead Game\u003c\/i\u003e, for twelve years. This novel was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946. Hesse died in 1962.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 544 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65811854721373,"sku":"K029994563","price":12.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2999456300001A.jpg?v=1788526888","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-glass-bead-game-hermann-hesse","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}