by Hermann Hesse · Le Livre De Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253153931
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«Le Jeu des perles de verre» is the philosophical novel by Hermann Hesse, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback format (693 pages, in French).
The novel follows Joseph Valet, master of the glass bead game, a discipline that combines music, mathematics, science and philosophy in a spiritual synthesis. Set in a hypothetical future, the work reflects on culture, tradition and the search for meaning. It is one of Hesse's most ambitious works, recognized with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.
Original title: «Das Glasperlenspiel». Originally published in 1943. Translation from German to French by Jacques Martin.
For readers of classic literature and philosophy who appreciate novels of formation and ideas.
Hermann Karl Hesse was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped shape his literary work. His best-known novels include Demian, Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, Narcissus and Goldmund, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual's search for authenticity, self-knowledge, and spirituality.
