The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse

The beginning of the novel introduces the Music Master, the resident of Castalia who recruits Knecht as a young student and who is to have the most long-lasting and profound effect on Knecht throughout his life. At one point, as the Music Master nears death in his home at Monteport, Knecht obliquely refers to the Master's 'sainthood'. As a student, another meaningful friendship develops with Plinio Designori, a student from a politically influential family, who is studying in Castalia as a guest. Knecht develops many of his personal views about what larger good Castalia can achieve through vigorous debates with Designori, who views Castalia as an 'ivory tower' with little to no impact on the outside world.

Publisher:	Penguin Books - Penguin Modern Classics
Year:	1973
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780140034387
Condition:	Good

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SKU: 1584962
Location: Classics