Magister Ludi - The Glass Bead Game Author:Hermann Hesse This is Hesse's last and greatest work, which won for him the Nobel Prize for Literature. Described as "sublime" by Thomas Mann, admired by Andre Gide and T. S. Eliot, it is considered one of the important novels of the 20th century. This new translation is as majestic and contemporary as its content. The award-winning translators have captu... more »red Hesse at the height of his creative and prophetic powers, and this book is the key to a full understanding of his thought.« less