# The Glass Bead Game

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- Book: [The Glass Bead Game](https://www.bookquiver.com/hermann-hesse/the-glass-bead-game) ([The Glass Bead Game.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/hermann-hesse/the-glass-bead-game.md))
- Authors: [Hermann Hesse](https://www.bookquiver.com/hermann-hesse)
- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7352-139-1
- Published: 2014-07-31
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

In 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.