loppear reviewed The glass bead game by Hermann Hesse
Hesse’s most highly acclaimed book, The Glass Bead Game is set in a fictional state …
Review of 'The glass bead game' on Goodreads
3 stars
This is a slow odd book, and one I very much enjoyed, the second half in particular. This is Hesse arguing for a balance between academic intellectualism and worldly involvement, in a beautifully thorough way.