An edition of Das Glasperlenspiel. Sonderausgabe (1943)

Magister Ludi

the glass bead game

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An edition of Das Glasperlenspiel. Sonderausgabe (1943)

Magister Ludi

the glass bead game

  • 4.2 (17 ratings) ·
  • 33 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

Hesse’s most highly acclaimed book, The Glass Bead Game is set in a fictional state in Central Europe in the 25th Century. The state of Castalia is the home of an austere order of intellectuals who run a group of boarding schools for boys but also make it their life’s work to extend their knowledge and prowess of the Glass Bead Game, a mysterious game whose rules are never revealed. The story chronicles the life of Magister Ludi, the man responsible for administering the game. Although educated in Castalia he has spent a significant length of time in the outside world and as he reflects on his experiences in China and elsewhere he begins to doubt the value of the introverted life he and his fellow masters are leading.

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Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
520

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Cover of: The glass bead game
The glass bead game: (Magister Ludi)
2002, Picador USA
in English - 1st Picador USA ed.
Cover of: The Glass Bead Game
The Glass Bead Game
July 6, 2000, Vintage
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Magister Ludi
June 1, 1982, Bantam
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Magister Ludi
Magister Ludi: The Glass Bead Game
1978, Bantam
Paperback
Cover of: Das Glasperlenspiel
Cover of: Magister Ludi
Magister Ludi: the glass bead game
1970, Bantam Books
in English
Cover of: The glass bead game (Magister Ludi).
The glass bead game (Magister Ludi).
1969, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
in English - [1st ed.]
Cover of: Das Glasperlenspiel
Das Glasperlenspiel
1962-01-01, Suhrkamp
in English
Cover of: Magister Ludi.
Magister Ludi.
1957, F. Ungar Pub. Co.
in English
Cover of: Magister Ludi
Magister Ludi
1949, F. Ungar Pub. Co.
in English

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Published in
New York
Series
A Bantam book -- X2645
Other Titles
Glass bead game.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
Fic
Library of Congress
PZ3.H4525 Mag 1972

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Pagination
xvi, 520 p. ;
Number of pages
520

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24213197M
OCLC/WorldCat
4084774

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Work ID
OL872724W

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